1974 Topps #234 John Milner
About John Milner
Milner played 133 games at first base and hit 20 home runs, his third straight year as the Mets' home run leader. He added 63 RBI and 10 stolen bases. On September 11 he tied a major league record with twelve plate appearances in a 25-inning game against the Cardinals. He also hit a home run off Andy Messersmith that broke lightbulbs on the Shea Stadium scoreboard. The Mets card is #234.
John Milner was a left-handed first baseman and outfielder who played from 1971 to 1982 for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos. The Mets drafted him in the 14th round in 1968 out of South Fulton High School in East Point, Georgia, and he took the nickname "The Hammer" from his admiration for Hank Aaron. He was a dead-pull hitter with fast wrists, and he reached the postseason with the 1973 Mets, the 1979 world champion Pirates and the 1981 Expos. Over 1,215 games he hit 131 home runs with a .249 average, and he drew 504 walks against 473 strikeouts. Recurring sore hamstrings cost him games through much of his career. From 1978 he was a Pirate and Expo, mostly a part-time starter and pinch hitter. His testimony at the 1985 Pittsburgh drug trials described cocaine and amphetamine use in major league clubhouses. He died in East Point on January 4, 2000.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 251 | 18 | 94 | 111 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 #234 card?
It is card #234 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing John Milner of the New York Mets.
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.