1974 Topps #74 Minnesota Twins
Hall of Famers on the 1973 Minnesota Twins roster: Bert Blyleven, Rod Carew, Jim Kaat, Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Managers have cards of their own this year, separate from the team cards, and the Athletics, Yankees and Padres have a team card but no manager card. #246 reads "Oakland A's" on the front, and #226 San Diego Padres is one of the cards also printed with "Washington Nat'l Lea." as the team name.
The story on this card
Minnesota went 81-81 in 1973 under Frank Quilici, third in the American League West. Rod Carew won his third batting title at .350 and, with Bert Blyleven, made the All-Star team. Blyleven went 20-17 and set club records with 325 innings and 258 strikeouts. His 25 complete games and 9 shutouts were club records too. Tony Oliva became the first designated hitter to homer, on April 6 in Oakland. He hit three home runs against Kansas City on July 3 and finished with 16 homers and 92 RBI. Jim Kaat went 11-12 and won his 12th Gold Glove. Harmon Killebrew, who has his own card at #400, was also on the roster. Metropolitan Stadium drew 907,499. Card #74 is the Twins team card in the 1974 Topps set.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 341 | 26 | 142 | 151 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 #74 card?
It is card #74 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Minnesota Twins. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Managers have cards of their own this year, separate from the team cards, and the Athletics, Yankees and Padres have a team card but no manager card. #246 reads "Oakland A's" on the front, and #226 San Diego Padres is one of the cards also printed with "Washington Nat'l Lea." as the team name.
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.