1974 Topps #373 John Curtis
About John Curtis
Boston traded Curtis, Mike Garman and Lynn McGlothen to St. Louis for Reggie Cleveland, Terry Hughes and Diego Segui, so 1974 became his first National League year. He went 10-14 with a 3.78 ERA, starting 29 of 33 games. In late September, with the Cardinals and Pirates battling for first place in the National League East, he took the loss in the middle game of a three-game series that Pittsburgh won. His #373 card pictures him with the Red Sox.
John Curtis was a left-handed pitcher who worked 15 major league seasons, 1970 to 1984, for the Red Sox, Cardinals, Giants, Padres and Angels, finishing 89-97 with a 3.96 ERA. Cleveland drafted him in the first round in 1966 and he went to Clemson instead; Boston took him in the first round of the secondary phase in 1968. He debuted on August 13, 1970, and surrendered a grand slam to Ed Kirkpatrick in his third inning of work. He started for Boston and St. Louis, worked mostly in relief for San Francisco, and returned to the rotation with San Diego in 1980, going 10-8 with a 3.51 ERA. California bought his contract on August 31, 1982, and he retired after the 1984 season. He wrote for the San Diego Union-Tribune, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle and Sports Illustrated after his playing days, and later coached the Long Beach Breakers of the independent Western Baseball League. He was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in 1992.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 152 | 3 | 50 | 77 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 #373 card?
It is card #373 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing John Curtis of the Boston Red Sox.
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.