1974 Topps #586 Jack Brohamer
About Jack Brohamer
Angel Hermosa beat him out in spring training 1974, but when Hermosa tore a knee ligament in a collision with Don Baylor on May 11, Brohamer took over. A week later he homered off Mickey Lolich on Jacket Day, and he finished at a career-best .270 and led American League second basemen in fielding at .987. His Topps card that year is #586.
Jack Brohamer was a left-handed-hitting second baseman, with time at third, who played nine seasons from 1972 to 1980 for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox. Cleveland drafted him in the 34th round in 1967 and he singled in his first big-league at-bat on April 18, 1972. Compared to Eddie Stanky for his short, stocky build and reckless style of play, he was called Scrappy Jack, and The Hammer as a shortening of his surname. Cleveland traded him to the White Sox for Larvell Blanks on December 12, 1975. In Chicago he became the only major leaguer to homer in uniform shorts, on August 21, 1976, during a Bill Veeck promotion. He signed with Boston as a free agent, returned to Cleveland in a June 1980 purchase and finished there. He batted .245 with 30 home runs in 805 games, then became a detective sergeant with the Oceanside, California, police department.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 329 | 17 | 165 | 129 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #586 card?
It is card #586 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jack Brohamer of the Cleveland Indians.
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.