1974 Topps #452 Gene Hiser
About Gene Hiser
Hiser's 1973 was his one full season in the majors: he played 100 games for the Cubs, 64 of them in the outfield, and hit .174. His 1974 Topps card is #452, printed with the Cubs. He spent most of 1974 back at Triple-A Wichita, where he hit .282 with 10 home runs. A September call-up to Chicago brought 12 games and a .235 average.
Gene Hiser was a left-handed-hitting outfielder who spent all five of his major league seasons, 1971 through 1975, with the Chicago Cubs. A Baltimore native, he played at the University of Maryland, was a Sporting News first-team All-American in 1970, and went to the Cubs as the 19th pick of that year's amateur draft. He played 206 major league games and hit .202 with one home run, dividing most of his years between Chicago and Triple-A, at Tacoma early on and then at Wichita. The Cubs sold him to the White Sox after 1975; he spent 1976 with their Iowa Triple-A club and was released at season's end. In 1977 he played professional slo-pitch softball for the Chicago Storm, managed by his former Cubs teammate Milt Pappas, and in 1978 he went through spring training with the Baltimore Orioles as a free agent before being released. After baseball he became an agent for Massachusetts Mutual Life in Chicago, and in 1983 he and fellow agent James Barrett founded the Barrett and Hiser Financial Group in Schaumburg, Illinois.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 194 | 3 | 48 | 106 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 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 #452 card?
It is card #452 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gene Hiser of the Chicago Cubs.
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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