1974 Topps #459 Cincinnati Reds
Hall of Famers on the 1973 Cincinnati Reds roster: Sparky Anderson, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Perez.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Managers have cards of their own this year, separate from the team cards, and the Athletics, Yankees and Padres have a team card but no manager card. #246 reads "Oakland A's" on the front, and #226 San Diego Padres is one of the cards also printed with "Washington Nat'l Lea." as the team name.
The story on this card
The Cincinnati Reds took the 1973 National League West at 99-63, the best record in the majors, finishing 3 1/2 games ahead of the Dodgers under Sparky Anderson. On July 1, third-string catcher Hal King pinch-hit a walk-off home run off Don Sutton with Cincinnati trailing 3-1 and 11 games behind Los Angeles, a game Anderson cited as a turning point of the season. Pete Rose won the MVP, batting a league-best .338 with a team-record 230 hits. Joe Morgan stole 67 bases and Tony Perez drove in 101 runs. Johnny Bench slipped from 40 home runs to 25 after lung surgery. Fred Norman, acquired from San Diego on June 12, went 12-6, and Ken Griffey debuted with a .384 average in 86 at-bats. The Reds lost the NLCS to the Mets in five games. Card #459 is the Reds team card in the 1974 Topps team subset.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 384 | 13 | 128 | 164 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 #459 card?
It is card #459 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Cincinnati Reds. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Managers have cards of their own this year, separate from the team cards, and the Athletics, Yankees and Padres have a team card but no manager card. #246 reads "Oakland A's" on the front, and #226 San Diego Padres is one of the cards also printed with "Washington Nat'l Lea." as the team name.
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.