1974 Topps #59 Ross Grimsley
About Ross Grimsley
Card #59 still shows Grimsley with the Reds after a 13-10, 3.23 ERA season that ended with Cincinnati winning the NL West. His long hair had put him at odds with Sparky Anderson, who asked for a trade, and on December 4, 1973 he and Wally Williams went to Baltimore for Merv Rettenmund, Junior Kennedy and Bill Wood.
Ross Grimsley was a left-handed starter who pitched 11 major league seasons for the Cincinnati Reds (1971-73), Baltimore Orioles (1974-77 and 1982), Montreal Expos (1978-80) and Cleveland Indians (1980). The Reds took him in the first round of the 1969 January secondary draft, and his father, Ross Sr., had pitched for the 1951 White Sox. He won 124 games with a 3.81 ERA. He went 18-13 with 17 complete games for the 1974 Orioles and 20-11 with 19 complete games for the 1978 Expos, a season that brought his only All-Star selection and a seventh-place Cy Young finish. He made 28 starts for the National League champion Reds in 1972. He was one of the more colorful players of the 1970s, with long hair, a reputation for skipping showers during winning streaks and turquoise contact lenses. After playing he worked as a minor league instructor for several organizations, as a pitching coach in the Giants system and with Double-A Richmond, and as a co-host of Orioles pregame radio coverage in Baltimore.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 218 | 6 | 69 | 120 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 #59 card?
It is card #59 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ross Grimsley of the Cincinnati Reds.
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.