1974 Topps #179 Mets Field Leaders - Yogi Berra / Joe Pignatano / Rube Walker / Eddie Yost / Roy McMillan
On this card: Yogi Berra, Joe Pignatano, Rube Walker, Eddie Yost, Roy McMillan
About this card
Managers have their own cards this year, separate from the 24 team cards: twenty Field Leaders cards picture a manager with two to four of his coaches, and #578 Ralph Houk of the Tigers is the one solo manager card. The Athletics, Yankees and Padres have a team card but no manager card. Eight Field Leaders cards include a Hall of Famer, among them the Dodgers' Walter Alston and Tom Lasorda (#144) and coaches Bill Mazeroski (#489) and Larry Doby (#531).
About Mets Field Leaders (Yogi Berra / Joe Pignatano / Rube Walker / Eddie Yost / Roy McMillan)
Berra's Mets lost the 1973 World Series to Oakland in seven games. His 1974 Topps #179 was the club's manager-and-coaches card, with Joe Pignatano, Rube Walker, Eddie Yost and Roy McMillan beneath him. New York then finished 71-91 in 1974, fifth in the National League East. Yankees catcher Yogi Berra hit the first pinch-hit home run in World Series history in 1947, batting for Sherm Lollar against Brooklyn's Ralph Branca in Game 3 at Ebbets Field.
Pignatano coached on Yogi Berra's 1973 Mets staff, and the club was in last place on August 30. A three-game sweep of the Pirates left the Mets at 77-77 on September 21, good for first place by a half-game. They clinched the National League East at Wrigley Field on October 1, beating the Cubs 6-4. He appears on #179, the Mets manager-and-coaches card, alongside Berra, Rube Walker, Eddie Yost and Roy McMillan. Brooklyn-born catcher who backed up John Roseboro on the pennant-winning 1959 Dodgers, finished with Kansas City, San Francisco and New York, then coached for the Senators, Mets and Braves, including the bullpen of the 1969 champions.
As August 1973 closed, the injury-hit Mets sat in last place, 6 1/2 games behind the Cardinals. Pitching coach Rube Walker and manager Yogi Berra tried to rescue Tug McGraw, whose ERA had climbed above 6.00, by giving him two starts: seven runs in six innings against Atlanta, then one run against Montreal. Back in the bullpen, McGraw led a September push that carried the Mets to the division title. Walker shares manager card #179 with Berra, Joe Pignatano, Eddie Yost and Roy McMillan. A backup catcher for the Cubs and Dodgers from 1948 to 1958, Rube Walker caught the Thomson playoff game in 1951, then became the Mets pitching coach for 14 seasons and helped guide the young staff of the 1969 champions.
As the Mets' third-base coach, Yost was on the staff of the 1973 club that won the National League pennant. New York beat Cincinnati three games to two in the National League Championship Series, then lost the World Series to Oakland in seven games. Yost shares #179, the Mets manager-and-coaches card, with manager Yogi Berra and fellow coaches Joe Pignatano, Rube Walker and Roy McMillan. Nicknamed The Walking Man for the walks he drew, Eddie Yost led the American League in walks six times, drew 1,614 in his career and reached base at a .394 clip.
McMillan was still on the Mets' coaching staff in 1974, a post he held through 1976. Topps #179 listed manager Yogi Berra with coaches Joe Pignatano, Rube Walker, Eddie Yost and McMillan. In 1975 he replaced Berra as manager, going 26-27 in 53 games. Cincinnati Reds shortstop nicknamed "Mr. Shortstop" for his glove work, McMillan won three straight Gold Gloves (1957-1959) and made two All-Star teams as one of the top defensive shortstops of his era.
Sources: Wikipedia (Yogi Berra) · Wikipedia (Joe Pignatano) · Wikipedia (Rube Walker) · Wikipedia (Eddie Yost) · Wikipedia (Roy McMillan) · SABR BioProject (Yogi Berra) · SABR BioProject (Joe Pignatano) · SABR BioProject (Rube Walker) · SABR BioProject (Eddie Yost) · SABR BioProject (Roy Mcmillan) · National Baseball Hall of Fame (1) · National Baseball Hall of Fame (2) · National Baseball Hall of Fame (3) · Baseball Almanac (Yogi Berra) · Baseball Almanac (Joe Pignatano) · Baseball Almanac (Eddie Yost) · Baseball Almanac (Roy McMillan) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 480 | 2 | 66 | 224 | 63 | 51 | 31 | 39 | 4 |
| SGC | 53 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
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 #179 card?
It is card #179 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Yogi Berra, Joe Pignatano, Rube Walker, Eddie Yost and Roy McMillan. Managers have their own cards this year, separate from the 24 team cards: twenty Field Leaders cards picture a manager with two to four of his coaches, and #578 Ralph Houk of the Tigers is the one solo manager card. The Athletics, Yankees and Padres have a team card but no manager card. Eight Field Leaders cards include a Hall of Famer, among them the Dodgers' Walter Alston and Tom Lasorda (#144) and coaches Bill Mazeroski (#489) and Larry Doby (#531).
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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