1974 Topps #575 Steve Garvey
About Steve Garvey
Left off the 1974 All-Star ballot, Garvey drew enough write-in votes to beat Tony Perez by nearly 20,000 and start at first base. In the 7-2 National League win at Pittsburgh he singled off Gaylord Perry and doubled off Luis Tiant, and he was named the game's MVP. He hit .312 with 21 home runs and 111 RBI, then homered twice in the NLCS win over Pittsburgh. Lou Brock finished second to him in the league MVP vote, 233 points to 270. His card is #575, with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Steve Garvey was a first baseman who played 14 seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers and five for the San Diego Padres between 1969 and 1987. He finished with a .294 average, 272 home runs and 1,308 RBI. As a boy he spent six springs as a Dodgers batboy whenever the club came to Tampa, and the Dodgers took him as a third baseman in the first round of the 1968 secondary phase. He won the 1974 National League MVP award, four straight Gold Gloves from 1974 to 1977 and ten All-Star selections. With Ron Cey, Bill Russell and Davey Lopes he formed an infield that started together for eight and a half years, and he played on the Dodgers' 1981 World Series winner. In December 1982 he signed with the Padres for $6.6 million over five years. His run of 1,207 consecutive games, from September 3, 1975 to July 29, 1983, is the National League record; it ended when he broke his thumb in a collision at home plate. In 1984 he handled 1,319 chances at first base without an error, then won the NLCS MVP award when his two-run walk-off home run off Lee Smith won Game Four against the Cubs. San Diego retired his No. 6 in 1988.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,042 | 2 | 83 | 465 | 242 | 119 | 70 | 61 | 0 |
| SGC | 117 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Shop 1974 Topps cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #643 Los Angeles Dodgers
More Los Angeles Dodgers cards:
- #42 Claude Osteen
- #64 Doug Rau
- #86 Joe Ferguson
- #112 Dave Lopes
- #127 Tom Paciorek
- #144 Dodgers Field Leaders
- #165 Willie Davis
- #189 Jim Brewer
- #220 Don Sutton
- #239 Bill Russell
- #267 Andy Messersmith
- #289 Rick Auerbach
- #315 Ron Cey
- #348 Pete Richert
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #575 card?
It is card #575 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.