1974 Topps #429 Dick Lange
About Dick Lange
Lange started 18 of his 21 games in 1974 after working mostly in relief the year before, when he started 4 of 17. He went 3-8 with a 3.80 ERA and one complete game. He struck out 57 in 113 2/3 innings. His rookie card is #429.
Dick Lange was a right-handed pitcher who spent four major league seasons, 1972 through 1975, with the California Angels. He graduated from Bullock Creek High School in Midland, Michigan, lettered at Central Michigan University in 1968, 1969 and 1970, and was inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame in 1987. The Angels chose him in the seventh round of the 1970 draft. He finished 9-15 with a 4.47 ERA in 70 games, 31 of them starts. He threw 276 innings with 137 strikeouts and one save. His career fell one season short of the pension requirement, because the Angels removed him from the 40-man roster ahead of the 1976 expansion draft and a rotator cuff tear in 1977 ended his chance for another year. That gap put him in Douglas Gladstone's 2010 book A Bitter Cup of Coffee, about retirees denied pensions.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 241 | 5 | 86 | 121 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #429 card?
It is card #429 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Lange of the California Angels.
Is 1974 Topps #429 a rookie card?
Yes - #429 is the 1974 Topps rookie card of Dick Lange.
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.