1974 Topps #576 Scipio Spinks
About Scipio Spinks
Before the 1974 season, St. Louis traded Spinks to the Cubs for Jim Hickman, and he passed Mighty Joe Young on to Bernie Carbo. The Phillies had considered a deal, and Larry Bowa said he was faster than Seaver. Chicago sent him to Triple-A Wichita, where he threw 13 innings in eight games. Topps printed #576 with the Cardinals.
Scipio Spinks was a hard-throwing right-hander from Chicago's South Side who pitched for the Astros and Cardinals from 1969 to 1973 before injuries ended his career. Houston signed him in 1966 after a year at Woodrow Wilson Junior College, and that August he struck out 20 in a Northern League game, a league record. He carried his father's name; every firstborn son on that side of the family was a Scipio, after the Roman general who defeated Hannibal. In 35 major-league games he went 7-11 with a 3.70 ERA. He pitched in the Cubs, Yankees and Astros organizations until retiring in 1976, then scouted and coached in the Padres and Astros systems and later became head coach at the University of Houston-Downtown.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 204 | 4 | 80 | 100 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 #576 card?
It is card #576 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Scipio Spinks of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.