1974 Topps #379 Rangers Field Leaders - Billy Martin / Frank Lucchesi / Art Fowler / Charlie Silvera / Jackie Moore
On this card: Billy Martin, Frank Lucchesi, Art Fowler, Charlie Silvera, Jackie Moore
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 Rangers Field Leaders (Billy Martin / Frank Lucchesi / Art Fowler / Charlie Silvera / Jackie Moore)
The Tigers fired Billy Martin on September 2, 1973, while he was serving a suspension for ordering his pitchers to throw spitballs. Texas Rangers owner Bob Short then fired Whitey Herzog and hired Martin. A club that had lost 100 games or more in each of the two previous seasons finished second under him in 1974. Texas fired him in 1975 and the Yankees hired him soon after. He shares manager card #379 with Frank Lucchesi, Art Fowler, Charlie Silvera and Jackie Moore. Billy Martin was the hitting star of the 1953 World Series as a Yankees second baseman, then managed the Twins, Tigers, Rangers, Athletics and, in five separate stints, the Yankees, winning the 1977 World Series.
After managing Cleveland's Oklahoma City 89ers in 1973, Lucchesi became third-base coach for the Texas Rangers under Billy Martin. Martin's frequent ejections and suspensions often left Lucchesi running the club. Card #379 groups Martin, Lucchesi, Art Fowler, Charlie Silvera and Jackie Moore under the Rangers. On July 21, 1975, with Texas at 44-51, he replaced the fired Martin. Frank Lucchesi managed the Phillies from 1970 to 1972, the Rangers from 1975 to 1977 and the Cubs for 25 games in 1987, going 316-399 overall after 13 years as a manager in the Phillies' farm system.
In 1974 Fowler worked as pitching coach for the Texas Rangers under manager Billy Martin. Ferguson Jenkins won 25 games that season. Fowler later listed Jenkins among the three pitchers who won 25 or more games for him, with Mickey Lolich and Ron Guidry. Card #379 is the Rangers' manager-and-coaches card, shared with Martin, Frank Lucchesi, Charlie Silvera and Jackie Moore. Art Fowler debuted with the Cincinnati Reds at 31, worked mainly in relief for the expansion Los Angeles Angels from 1961 to 1964, and later served as Billy Martin's pitching coach with the Yankees, Tigers and other clubs.
Silvera coached for Martin in Texas in 1974 and 1975, and the 1974 Rangers finished 84-76, second in the AL West and five games behind Oakland. Martin was the Associated Press AL Manager of the Year. Topps listed Martin, Frank Lucchesi, Art Fowler, Silvera and Jackie Moore, all printed with Texas, on #379 in the 1974 set, the Rangers' managers-and-coaches card. Yankees backup catcher behind Yogi Berra from 1948 to 1956 and part of six World Series championship teams, Silvera finished with the Cubs in 1957, then coached for Billy Martin at Minnesota, Detroit and Texas.
Whitey Herzog, the Rangers' new manager, hired Moore as his first-base coach for 1973, the start of Moore's first stint with the club. Billy Martin took over as Rangers pilot in 1974 and retained him. Card #379 is the Rangers manager-and-coaches card: Martin, Frank Lucchesi, Art Fowler, Charlie Silvera and Moore. After that season the Rangers sent him to manage Double-A Pittsfield. Jackie Moore appeared in 21 games for the 1965 Detroit Tigers, then spent 32 years as a coach for eight major league teams and managed the Oakland Athletics from 1984 to 1986.
Sources: Wikipedia (Billy Martin) · Wikipedia (Frank Lucchesi) · Wikipedia (Art Fowler) · Wikipedia (Charlie Silvera) · Wikipedia (Jackie Moore) · SABR BioProject (Billy Martin) · SABR BioProject (Frank Lucchesi) · SABR BioProject (Art Fowler) · Baseball Almanac (Billy Martin) · Baseball Almanac (Art Fowler) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 222 | 1 | 46 | 101 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 3 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 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 #379 card?
It is card #379 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Billy Martin, Frank Lucchesi, Art Fowler, Charlie Silvera and Jackie Moore. 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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