1974 Topps #238 Fran Healy
About Fran Healy
Healy played a career-high 139 games for Kansas City in 1974. He hit .252 with career highs of 9 home runs and 53 RBIs. A hot start of .409 with three home runs early in the season earned him American League Player of the Week on May 5. The Royals fell out of the race by losing 25 of their last 33 and finished fifth in the West. His #238 card lists him with the Kansas City Royals.
Fran Healy was a 6-foot-5 right-handed catcher who played for the Royals, Giants and Yankees between 1969 and 1978, then became a broadcaster for the Yankees and, from 1984 to 2005, the Mets. Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, he signed with Cleveland scout Hoot Evers for a $40,000 bonus and was taken by the new Kansas City Royals in the 1968 expansion draft. He debuted on September 3, 1969, with two singles against Denny McLain. After a trade to San Francisco and two seasons as a backup, he came back to Kansas City in a trade for Greg Minton. He caught Steve Busby's no-hitters in 1973 and 1974, and his 138 games behind the plate in 1974 were more than any other big-league catcher's. The Royals traded him to the Yankees for Larry Gura in May 1976. As Thurman Munson's backup he became close to Reggie Jackson and mediated between Jackson and manager Billy Martin. He retired with a .250 average, 20 home runs and 141 RBIs, and moved from the field to the Yankees' booth in 1978.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 214 | 1 | 33 | 113 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #238 card?
It is card #238 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Fran Healy of the Kansas City Royals.
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.
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