1974 Topps #523 Cecil Cooper
About Cecil Cooper
Cooper was Boston's Opening Day first baseman in 1974, batting third for new manager Darrell Johnson, who rotated Cooper, Carl Yastrzemski, Danny Cater, Tommy Harper and Bernie Carbo through first base, left field and designated hitter. Cooper played 74 games at first and 41 at DH, mostly against right-handers. He hit .275 with 8 home runs and 43 RBIs. His card is #523.
Cecil Cooper was a left-handed first baseman who played 17 seasons, 1971 to 1987, for the Red Sox and the Brewers and hit .298 with 2,192 hits and 241 home runs. A native of Brenham, Texas, he was drafted by Boston in the sixth round in 1968, and he reached the 1975 World Series with them as a platoon player. Traded to Milwaukee for George Scott and Bernie Carbo in December 1976, he reworked his stance along the lines of Rod Carew's and hit .300 or better every year from 1977 to 1983. In 1980 he batted .352 with 219 hits and led the American League with 122 RBIs. He made five All-Star teams, won two Gold Gloves and three straight Silver Sluggers, played in the 1982 World Series and received the Roberto Clemente Award in 1983. Afterward he worked as an agent, a Brewers farm director and coach, and managed the Houston Astros from late 2007 to September 2009, going 171-170. He is in the Brewers Walk of Fame, the Brewers Wall of Honor and the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 280 | 8 | 113 | 119 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #523 card?
It is card #523 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Cecil Cooper of the Boston Red Sox.
How many cards are in the 1974 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 678 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, issued all at once as a single series and printed in equal quantities; 17 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fourteen San Diego / "Washington Nat'l Lea." pairs (thirteen Padres player cards and the #226 team card), the three-state #599 Rookie Pitchers, the #608 Apodaco misspelling and the #654 Jesus Alou front without a position.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-25.