1974 Topps #228 Ted Kubiak
About Ted Kubiak
In 1973 Kubiak appeared in 106 games for Oakland, 83 of them at second base. He hit .220 with 3 home runs and 17 RBI. He went 0-for-3 in the World Series as the A's beat the Mets in seven games for their second straight title. His 1974 Topps #228 shows him with the Oakland Athletics.
Ted Kubiak was a switch-hitting, glove-first infielder who spent ten major league seasons, 1967 to 1976, with the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, and San Diego Padres. Signed by Kansas City in 1960 out of Highland Park, New Jersey, he spent six years in the minors before debuting in 1967. He played shortstop, second base, and third base, filling in wherever a regular went down, which led teammate Tony La Russa to call him the most valuable player on Oakland's early-1970s club. Kubiak hit .231 with 13 home runs across 977 career games and played for the Athletics' 1972 and 1973 World Series champions. After retiring as a player in 1977, he returned to baseball in 1989 as a minor league manager and later a defensive instructor in the Cleveland organization.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 146 | 6 | 68 | 60 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 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 #228 card?
It is card #228 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ted Kubiak of the Oakland Athletics.
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.