1974 Topps #106 Harry Parker
About Harry Parker
Card #106 pictures Parker with the Mets and is his rookie card. In 1974 he started 16 of his 40 games, up from nine starts the year before. He went 4-12 with a 3.92 ERA over 131 innings. He also saved four games and had one complete game.
Harry Parker was a right-handed pitcher from Highland, Illinois, who worked in parts of six major league seasons between 1970 and 1976 for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets and Cleveland Indians. A Collinsville High School graduate, he debuted with St. Louis on August 8, 1970. On October 18, 1971, the Cardinals sent him to the Mets with Jim Beauchamp, Chuck Taylor and Chip Coulter for Art Shamsky, Jim Bibby, Rich Folkers and Charlie Hudson. His best year was 1973, when he went 8-4 with a 3.35 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 96 2/3 innings for the Mets' pennant winners. He pitched in both rounds of the postseason and took the loss in each: in the NLCS to Cincinnati, on a 12th-inning home run by Pete Rose, and in Game 3 of the World Series, when Oakland scored in the 11th inning. He split 1975 between the Mets and Cardinals and finished with Cleveland in 1976. His career record was 15-21 with a 3.85 ERA and 12 saves in 124 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 218 | 9 | 97 | 91 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 #106 card?
It is card #106 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Harry Parker of the New York Mets.
Is 1974 Topps #106 a rookie card?
Yes - #106 is the 1974 Topps rookie card of Harry Parker.
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.