1974 Topps #381 Charlie Sands
About Charlie Sands
Sands played in 43 games for the 1974 Angels and caught in 5 of them. He hit .193 with 4 home runs and 13 RBI. Card #381 gives his club as California; a year earlier he had hit .273 in 17 games for the Angels.
Charlie Sands was a left-handed-hitting catcher, pinch hitter and designated hitter who reached the majors with the New York Yankees in 1967 and appeared in six seasons for four clubs: the Yankees, the Pittsburgh Pirates (1971-72), the California Angels (1973-74) and the Oakland Athletics (1975). Born in Newport News, Virginia, he stood 6 feet 2 inches and threw right-handed. His one World Series at-bat came with the 1971 Pirates, when he pinch hit for Bob Veale in the sixth inning of Game 2 and struck out against Jim Palmer; Pittsburgh beat Baltimore in seven games. In 93 major league games he hit .214 with 6 home runs. He drove in 23 runs and drew 36 walks in 145 at-bats. He died in Naples, Florida, in 2016 at the age of 68.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 160 | 3 | 69 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 #381 card?
It is card #381 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Charlie Sands of the California Angels.
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.