1974 Topps #526 Frank Tepedino
About Frank Tepedino
Atlanta used Tepedino in 78 games in 1974, 46 of them at first base. He hit .231 with 16 RBI. He had arrived on June 7, 1973, in the Pat Dobson trade, with the Yankees adding Dave Cheadle and Al Closter that summer to finish the deal. His #526 lists the Atlanta Braves.
Frank Tepedino was a left-handed first baseman and outfielder who played in the majors from 1967 to 1975 for the Yankees, Brewers and Braves, hitting .241 with six home runs in 265 games. A Brooklyn native who graduated from Wingate High School in 1965, he was drafted by the Orioles in the third round that June and taken by the Yankees in the 1966 first-year draft. He debuted on May 12, 1967, pinch hitting for Whitey Ford in the third inning and popping out in a 14-0 loss to Baltimore at Yankee Stadium. After baseball he served with the New York Fire Patrol, and after the September 11 attacks he took part in search and rescue work at the World Trade Center site. On October 11, 2001, he threw out the first pitch before the second game of the Yankees' division series. With former teammate Rusty Torres he co-founded Winning for Winning, a Long Island program that speaks to young people about alcohol and drugs. He was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 169 | 5 | 84 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 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 #526 card?
It is card #526 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Tepedino of the Atlanta Braves.
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.