1974 Topps #408 Charlie Hough
About Charlie Hough
Hough went 9-4 with a 3.75 ERA over 96 innings, all of it in relief. He then pitched in the postseason for the first time, working 2 1/3 innings against Pittsburgh in the NLCS and 2 innings with four strikeouts as Oakland beat Los Angeles in the World Series. His #408 card pictures him with the Dodgers.
Charlie Hough was a knuckleball pitcher who lasted 25 major-league seasons, from 1970 to 1994, with the Dodgers, Rangers, White Sox and Marlins. A Dodgers eighth-round pick in 1966, he learned the knuckleball from instructor Goldie Holt in the Arizona instructional league after the 1969 season. He ended his debut on August 12, 1970, by striking out Willie Stargell with the bases loaded. He worked mostly out of the Los Angeles bullpen from 1973 to 1979, saving 22 games in 1977, until Texas bought him in July 1980. Converted to starting in 1982, he made the 1986 All-Star team and left Texas holding franchise records for wins (139), strikeouts, innings and complete games. He started the first regular-season game in Florida Marlins history, April 5, 1993. He retired with 216 wins and 216 losses, a 3.75 ERA and 2,362 strikeouts, the only pitcher with 400 starts and 400 relief appearances.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 247 | 10 | 96 | 115 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 #408 card?
It is card #408 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Charlie Hough of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.