1974 Topps #36 St. Louis Cardinals
Hall of Famers on the 1973 St. Louis Cardinals roster: Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Red Schoendienst, Ted Simmons and Joe Torre.
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 Cardinals opened 8-23 and still finished 81-81, second in the National League East, 1 1/2 games behind the pennant-winning Mets. After the bad start St. Louis won 53 of its next 80 games to stand 61-50, then went 20-31 to finish the season. It remains the only Cardinals season ending exactly at .500. Red Schoendienst managed a roster that included Lou Brock, Joe Torre, Ted Simmons and Bob Gibson, who won a Gold Glove. The pitching staff posted a 3.25 ERA with 14 shutouts, and the club scored 643 runs while allowing 603. Attendance at Busch Stadium reached 1,574,046.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 316 | 14 | 148 | 130 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #36 card?
It is card #36 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing the St. Louis Cardinals. 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.