1974 Topps #421 Dan Fife
About Dan Fife
Three scoreless innings of relief at Cleveland Stadium on August 18, 1973 opened Fife's big-league career, a 5-0 Twins loss to the Indians. He made seven starts that season and went 3-2 with a 4.35 ERA. He pitched in four games for Minnesota in 1974, the last on April 24. Topps issued his rookie card, #421, with the Twins.
Danny Fife was a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 14 major league games for the Minnesota Twins in 1973 and 1974, then spent decades as a Michigan high school basketball coach. A three-sport athlete at Clarkston High School, he played three years of varsity basketball and baseball at the University of Michigan and captained the basketball team as a senior. In 1971 the Milwaukee Bucks drafted him in the NBA draft and the Detroit Tigers selected him in the baseball draft; he chose baseball and signed with Detroit. The Tigers traded him with cash to Minnesota in March 1973. He finished his major league career with a 5.43 ERA over 56 1/3 innings. A sore arm ended his baseball career after the 1975 season, and he returned to the University of Michigan as an assistant basketball coach. He coached the Clarkston varsity for 36 years and retired in 2018 as the third-winningest coach in Michigan high school basketball history. His teams won 29 league championships, 30 district titles and two state championships. He was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2019 and died on May 30, 2024, at 74.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 264 | 14 | 115 | 121 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 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 #421 card?
It is card #421 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dan Fife of the Minnesota Twins.
Is 1974 Topps #421 a rookie card?
Yes - #421 is the 1974 Topps rookie card of Dan Fife.
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.