1974 Topps #169 Steve Rogers
About Steve Rogers
Rogers pitched through 1974 with bone chips in his elbow and went 15-22 with a 4.47 ERA over 38 starts. He was 10-11 at the break, yet Yogi Berra chose him for the All-Star Game at Three Rivers Stadium, where he did not pitch. His 1974 Topps card, #169, is a rookie card showing him with the Expos.
Steve Rogers was the ace right-hander of the Montreal Expos and pitched all 13 of his major league seasons, 1973 to 1985, for the club. A University of Tulsa product with a petroleum engineering degree, he was the fourth overall pick of the 1971 draft, and went 10-5 with a 1.54 ERA as a rookie in 1973, finishing second to Gary Matthews in the Rookie of the Year voting. Teammates Ron Fairly and Tim Foli gave him the nickname Cy, after Cy Young. He made five All-Star teams (1974, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983), led the National League with a 2.40 ERA in 1982 while going 19-8, and led it in shutouts in 1979 and 1983. In the 1981 postseason he won two division series games against Philadelphia and a National League Championship Series game against the Dodgers, then gave up the home run to Rick Monday in Game 5. He finished 158-152 with a 3.17 ERA and 1,621 strikeouts in 2,837 2/3 innings.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 242 | 11 | 105 | 105 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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 #169 card?
It is card #169 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Steve Rogers of the Montreal Expos.
Is 1974 Topps #169 a rookie card?
Yes - #169 is the 1974 Topps rookie card of Steve Rogers.
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.