1974 Topps #245 Cleon Jones
About Cleon Jones
Cleon Jones hit .260 with 11 home runs and 48 RBIs in 92 games for the 1973 New York Mets, then produced in October. He went 6-for-20 in the NLCS against Cincinnati and batted .286 in the seven-game World Series loss to Oakland, homering in Game 2. His 1974 Topps #245 shows him as a Met; the same set's #476 World Series Game 5 card pictures him with Ray Fosse and Jerry Grote.
Cleon Joseph Jones, born in 1942 in Plateau, a section of Mobile, Alabama, signed with the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in July 1962 after playing at Alabama A&M and for the Grambling State Tigers. A left-handed-throwing right-handed hitter with a reputation for one of the strongest arms in the National League, he spent thirteen major league seasons, twelve of them with the Mets, before finishing his career with the Chicago White Sox in 1976. Jones played left field for the Mets through the franchise's rise from losing club to 1969 World Series champion, earning an All-Star selection that season while hitting .340, a club record until 1998. He finished with a .281 batting average, 93 home runs and 524 RBIs. His 64 career outfield assists included ten in both 1966 and 1970. After retiring as a player, Jones returned to the Mets organization as a minor-league hitting instructor, helping develop future major leaguers. He was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1991 and later into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 167 | 1 | 42 | 86 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #245 card?
It is card #245 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Cleon Jones of the New York Mets.
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.