1974 Topps #457 Chuck Goggin
About Chuck Goggin
Goggin opened 1973 with Pittsburgh, which sold him to Atlanta on May 24, and he appeared in 65 games over the season. He batted .297 across the two clubs, with 27 hits in 91 at-bats. He played 19 games at second base and six in the outfield. His rookie card, 1974 Topps #457, is printed with the Braves.
Chuck Goggin was a switch-hitting utility man who hit .293 in 72 major-league games for the Pirates (1972-73), Braves (1973) and Red Sox (1974). A Marine, he served a 13-month tour in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967, stepped on a landmine and took shrapnel wounds in his legs and back, and was back for 1968 spring training. He received the Bronze Star, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry and the Purple Heart, and is the most decorated Vietnam War veteran to play in the majors. Signed by the Dodgers in 1964, he took up switch-hitting under Tommy Lasorda in the Arizona Instructional League and joined the Pirates organization in the August 1969 trade that sent Jim Bunning to Los Angeles. At Double-A Waterbury in 1971 he became an everyday catcher after asking the Pirates to buy him two catcher's mitts, and in 1972 he finished second to Dwight Evans in International League MVP voting at Charleston. Called up in September 1972, he debuted by drawing a walk as a pinch-hitter in Montreal, then started at second base and led off in a game Roberto Clemente entered with 2,999 hits, collecting two hits off Jon Matlack. He later managed the Nashville Sounds in 1978 and served as U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of Tennessee.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 215 | 3 | 98 | 96 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #457 card?
It is card #457 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Chuck Goggin of the Atlanta Braves.
Is 1974 Topps #457 a rookie card?
Yes - #457 is the 1974 Topps rookie card of Chuck Goggin.
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.