1974 Topps #364 Clarence Gaston
About Clarence Gaston
Gaston's 1973 season with San Diego included 119 hits and 51 runs scored. His 1974 Topps #364 appeared with both Padres and "Washington Nat'l Lea." team labels as the club's proposed move fell through. Gaston remained in San Diego as a fourth outfielder, batting .213 with 6 home runs and 33 RBI in 1974.
Clarence Edwin Gaston, nicknamed Cito, was an outfielder born March 17, 1944 in San Antonio, Texas. He reached the majors with the Atlanta Braves in 1967, then became a regular after San Diego took him from Atlanta in the 1968 expansion draft. His best season came in 1970, when he hit .318 with 29 home runs and 93 RBI for the Padres, earning his only All-Star selection and setting the club's batting average mark until Tony Gwynn arrived. Gaston also starred in winter ball in Venezuela, winning consecutive batting titles with Navegantes del Magallanes. He played through the 1978 season with Atlanta and Pittsburgh, finishing his career with a .256 average, 91 home runs and 387 RBI over eleven seasons. He was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002. He later managed the Toronto Blue Jays to consecutive World Series titles in 1992 and 1993.
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Print variations
Two states of #364 are tracked individually: 364a - San Diego (Corrected) and 364b - Washington Nat'l Lea. The difference is on the front of the card (error correction).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry and the Trading Card Database; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364a - San Diego (Corrected) | |||||||||
| PSA | 156 | 2 | 28 | 83 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 364b - Washington Nat'l Lea. | |||||||||
| PSA | 212 | 1 | 29 | 97 | 46 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #364 card?
It is card #364 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Clarence Gaston of the San Diego Padres.
Is #364 Clarence Gaston the same player as Cito Gaston?
Yes. The card front prints "Clarence Gaston", so it is listed here as printed, with Cito Gaston as the name he is also known by.
Does 1974 Topps #364 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked individually: 364a - San Diego (Corrected) (The front carries the San Diego team name - the reprint Topps made once the Padres stayed in San Diego, and the common state of the pair) and 364b - Washington Nat'l Lea. (The front names the team "Washington Nat'l Lea." - the first printing, made while the Padres looked set to move to Washington, D.C., and the scarcer state of the pair). Owning any one of them fills the #364 slot; the master set counts each state.
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.