1974 Topps #353 Rich Coggins


About Rich Coggins
Against Oakland in the 1973 American League Championship Series, Coggins went 4 for 9, but the Athletics won the series 3-2. His Orioles card in the 1974 set is #353. In 1974 he played 113 games and stole 26 bases, then went hitless in 11 at-bats in another ALCS against Oakland.
Rich Coggins was a left-handed-hitting outfielder who played 342 major league games between 1972 and 1976 for the Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. Born December 7, 1950, in Indianapolis, he reached Baltimore in late August 1972 and hit .333 in 16 games. His 1973 season was the high point of the career: a .319 average with 124 hits and 17 stolen bases, sixth place in the American League Rookie of the Year voting, and a division title for the Orioles. He hit .243 in 1974 as Baltimore won the division again. On December 4, 1974, he went to Montreal with Dave McNally and minor-league pitcher Bill Kirkpatrick in the trade that brought Ken Singleton and Mike Torrez to the Orioles. He played for the Expos and Yankees in 1975 and for the Yankees and White Sox in 1976, and his last major league game came on July 7, 1976. His career line was .265 with 12 home runs, 90 RBI and 50 stolen bases.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 131 | 2 | 46 | 68 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 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 #353 card?
It is card #353 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rich Coggins of the Baltimore Orioles.
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.