1974 Topps #217 Tim Foli
About Tim Foli
Foli hit .254 with 39 RBI for Montreal in 1974. On July 7 he and the Dodgers' Rick Auerbach fought after Auerbach slid into him on a double play, setting off a bench-clearing brawl. Davey Lopes called him a dirty player, and Joe Ferguson called him a cheap-shot artist. His #217 card carries the Expos name.
Tim Foli was a shortstop who played 16 seasons, 1970 through 1985, for the Mets, Expos, Giants, Pirates, Angels and Yankees. The Mets made him the first overall pick of the 1968 draft out of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, after he hit .562 as a senior. A contact hitter who rarely struck out, he led league shortstops in fielding percentage in 1980 and 1982, and finished with a .251 average and 25 home runs in 1,696 games. His fiery temper produced fights with a teammate, a Mets coach and opposing players. He was the starting shortstop on the Pirates team that won the 1979 World Series. He later coached for the Rangers, Brewers, Royals, Reds and Mets organization and managed Washington's Triple-A clubs. Teammates called him Crazy Horse for the way he paced the dugout.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 169 | 4 | 84 | 67 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 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 #217 card?
It is card #217 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tim Foli of the Montreal Expos.
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.