1974 Topps #281 San Francisco Giants
Hall of Famers on the 1973 San Francisco Giants roster: Juan Marichal and Willie McCovey.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Managers have cards of their own this year, separate from the team cards, and the Athletics, Yankees and Padres have a team card but no manager card. #246 reads "Oakland A's" on the front, and #226 San Diego Padres is one of the cards also printed with "Washington Nat'l Lea." as the team name.
The story on this card
The 1973 San Francisco Giants won 88 games and lost 74 under manager Charlie Fox, good for third place in the National League West. They finished 11 games behind the Cincinnati Reds, who won 99, with the Dodgers second at 95 wins. Bobby Bonds led the club with 39 home runs and 96 RBI, and he and shortstop Chris Speier were its All-Stars. Willie McCovey hit 29 home runs with 75 RBI, and Gary Matthews, the National League Rookie of the Year, batted .300. Ron Bryant won 24 games and lost 12 with a 3.53 ERA. Juan Marichal went 11-15 with a 3.82 ERA. The Giants drew 834,193 to Candlestick Park in the franchise's 14th season there. The team card is #281 in the 1974 Topps set.
Sources: Wikipedia (1973 San Francisco Giants season) · Wikipedia (1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 218 | 6 | 64 | 117 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 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 #281 card?
It is card #281 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing the San Francisco Giants. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Managers have cards of their own this year, separate from the team cards, and the Athletics, Yankees and Padres have a team card but no manager card. #246 reads "Oakland A's" on the front, and #226 San Diego Padres is one of the cards also printed with "Washington Nat'l Lea." as the team name.
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.