1974 Topps #161 Ray Burris
About Ray Burris
Burris reached Chicago in 1973 as a non-roster invitee and debuted on April 8 at Wrigley Field, throwing 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Burt Hooton. On April 18 he started and beat Jon Matlack and the Mets, 1-0. He finished 1-1 with a 2.92 ERA in 31 games. His rookie card is #161, showing him with the Cubs.
Ray Burris was a 6-foot-5 right-handed sinker-slider pitcher who spent 15 seasons in the majors, from 1973 to 1987, with seven clubs, and won 108 games. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round in 1972 out of Southwestern Oklahoma State, where he set an NAIA strikeout record. After stops with the Yankees and Mets he signed with Montreal, and in the 1981 NLCS he threw a complete-game shutout of the Dodgers in game 2 and went eight innings of a 1-1 deciding game 5. He won 13 games for Oakland in 1984, was traded to Milwaukee for Don Sutton, and pitched his last game in 1987. He was born in Idabel, Oklahoma, to sharecropping parents. After his playing days he served as Milwaukee's pitching coach in 1990 and 1991 and held coaching posts with the Rangers, Cardinals, Tigers and Phillies organizations.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 223 | 2 | 59 | 140 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 1 | 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 #161 card?
It is card #161 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ray Burris of the Chicago Cubs.
Is 1974 Topps #161 a rookie card?
Yes - #161 is the 1974 Topps rookie card of Ray Burris.
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.