1974 Topps #425 Pete Broberg
About Pete Broberg
A 1973 season that ended 5-9 with a 5.61 ERA in 118 2/3 innings sits behind card #425, which shows Broberg with the Rangers. He was optioned to Spokane after a July 4 relief outing under manager Whitey Herzog; Billy Martin, who had replaced Herzog, returned him to the rotation in September, and he closed the year with a seven-hit shutout of Kansas City. His 1973 line included six complete games in 20 starts.
Pete Broberg was a hard-throwing right-hander who pitched eight seasons in the majors, 1971 to 1978, for the Senators and Rangers, Brewers, Cubs and Athletics. The Athletics took him second overall in the 1968 draft, but he turned down a reported $175,000 bonus and enrolled at Dartmouth. The Senators made him the first pick of the secondary phase of the 1971 draft, and he went straight to the majors without a day in the minors, the fifth player to do so after being drafted. His father, Gus Broberg, was an All-American basketball player at Dartmouth who lost his right arm as a Marine pilot in World War II. Broberg won the first game and threw the first shutout in Texas Rangers history in 1972. Texas traded him to Milwaukee for Clyde Wright on December 5, 1974, and his busiest year came there in 1975, when he went 14-16 over 220 1/3 innings. He finished 41-71 with a 4.56 ERA and 536 strikeouts.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 239 | 26 | 100 | 98 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 #425 card?
It is card #425 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pete Broberg of the Texas Rangers.
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.