1974 Topps #84 Rick Wise
About Rick Wise
Wise threw 5 shutouts and struck out 144 batters in 259 innings for St. Louis in 1973. His 1974 Topps cards split his affiliations: #84 carried Boston, while All-Stars card #339 paired him as a Cardinal with Oakland's Jim Hunter. Injury limited Wise's first Boston season to 9 starts and 49 innings.
Rick Wise pitched eighteen major-league seasons for Philadelphia, St. Louis, Boston, Cleveland and San Diego. The right-hander finished with 188 victories, 138 complete games and 30 shutouts. He hit 15 home runs and was a National League All-Star in 1971 and 1973. On June 23, 1971, he no-hit Cincinnati and hit two home runs, driving in three of Philadelphia's four runs. Phillies scout Glenn Elliott had signed him from Portland's Madison High School for $12,000 in 1963. Wise later coached pitchers in affiliated and independent minor-league baseball, including Lancaster from 2005 through 2008, and served as that club's interim manager in 2007. The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame inducted him in 1987.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 159 | 3 | 56 | 84 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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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Related cards
More Rick Wise in this set: #339 All-Stars
Team card: #567 Boston Red Sox
More Boston Red Sox cards:
- #33 Don Newhauser
- #61 Luis Aparicio
- #83 Orlando Cepeda
- #105 Carlton Fisk
- #113 Dick Drago
- #118 Bill Lee
- #167 Luis Tiant
- #192 Mario Guerrero
- #204 1973 Stolen Base Leaders
- #219 Doug Griffin
- #247 Rick Miller
- #280 Carl Yastrzemski
- #301 Bob Montgomery
- #325 Tommy Harper
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #84 card?
It is card #84 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rick Wise of the Boston Red Sox.
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.