1974 Topps #77 Rich Troedson
About Rich Troedson
Troedson made the Padres out of spring training in 1973, debuted April 9, and made 18 starts in his 50 games, going 7-9. His rookie card, #77 in the 1974 Topps set, turns up in two printings. One carries "Washington Nat'l Lea." as the team name; it is one of fifteen Padres cards Topps produced that way while a move to Washington was pending. After Ray Kroc bought the club in January 1974 and kept it in San Diego, later pressings carried the corrected team name.
Rich Troedson was a left-handed pitcher for the San Diego Padres in 1973 and 1974, going 8-10 with a 4.74 ERA across 65 games. At Santa Clara he made first-team All-WCAC every year, was a second-team All-American as a junior and was named WCC Player of the Year; the Padres took him in the first round in 1972. Assigned to Class A Tri-Cities after the draft, he went 8-5 with a 3.19 ERA. Willie McCovey, caught looking, was his first major-league strikeout, and he named a start that beat the Big Red Machine and a Fourth of July win over the Dodgers in Los Angeles among his proudest moments. His last big-league appearance came May 16, 1974 against the Atlanta Braves, when manager John McNamara pulled him in the second inning after he gave up six runs; he was sent to Triple-A Hawaii. In 1975 he posted a 3.96 ERA at Double-A Alexandria, the Padres let him go afterward, and he pitched his last season in 1976 for the Monterrey Sultanes of the Mexican League. He later owned a sporting goods store for about 10 years and spent the rest of his working life in banking; Santa Clara inducted him into its Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984.
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Print variations
Two states of #77 are tracked individually: 77a - San Diego (Corrected) and 77b - Washington Nat'l Lea. The difference is on the front of the card (error correction).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry and the Trading Card Database; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77a - San Diego (Corrected) | |||||||||
| PSA | 153 | 9 | 59 | 66 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77b - Washington Nat'l Lea. | |||||||||
| PSA | 279 | 2 | 52 | 147 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #77 card?
It is card #77 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rich Troedson of the San Diego Padres.
Is 1974 Topps #77 a rookie card?
Yes - #77 is the 1974 Topps rookie card of Rich Troedson.
Does 1974 Topps #77 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked individually: 77a - San Diego (Corrected) (The front carries the San Diego team name - the reprint Topps made once the Padres stayed in San Diego, and the common state of the pair. A rookie card in either state) and 77b - Washington Nat'l Lea. (The front names the team "Washington Nat'l Lea." - the first printing, made while the Padres looked set to move to Washington, D.C., and the scarcer state of the pair. A rookie card in either state). Owning any one of them fills the #77 slot; the master set counts each state.
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.