1974 Topps #17 Doug Bird
About Doug Bird
Bird followed a 20-save rookie year with 55 appearances for the 1974 Royals. He went 7-6 with a 2.73 ERA and 10 saves. He struck out 62 in 92 1/3 innings and made one start. His 1974 Topps card, #17, is a rookie card and shows him with Kansas City.
Doug Bird was a right-handed pitcher who worked for 11 big-league seasons, 1973 to 1983, mostly with the Kansas City Royals. The Royals drafted him in the third round of the 1969 secondary phase. He moved between bullpen and rotation throughout his career. After six seasons in Kansas City he pitched for the Phillies, Yankees, Cubs and Red Sox, and finished 73-60 with a 3.99 ERA and 60 saves. He pitched in six postseason games for the Royals from 1976 through 1978, all against the Yankees, with a 2.35 ERA over 7 2/3 innings. Bird died in Asheville, North Carolina, on September 24, 2024.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 174 | 10 | 73 | 78 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 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 #17 card?
It is card #17 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Doug Bird of the Kansas City Royals.
Is 1974 Topps #17 a rookie card?
Yes - #17 is the 1974 Topps rookie card of Doug Bird.
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.