1974 Topps #455 Tom Bradley
About Tom Bradley
Bradley started San Francisco's 1974 opener after Ron Bryant was injured. He pitched 8 1/3 innings in a 5-1 win over Houston. Over the season he worked 134 1/3 innings in 30 games, 21 of them starts. He finished 8-11 with a 5.16 ERA and 72 strikeouts. His 1974 Topps card, #455, listed him with the Giants.
Tom Bradley was a right-handed starting pitcher who had his best seasons with the Chicago White Sox in 1971 and 1972 and then pitched for the San Francisco Giants. The California Angels drafted him out of the University of Maryland in the seventh round in 1968. He reached the majors in September 1969, and the Angels sent him to Chicago on November 30, 1970. The White Sox gave him 39 starts in 1971 and 40 in 1972. In November 1972 he was traded to San Francisco for Ken Henderson and Steve Stone, and he pitched through 1975, finishing 55-61 with a 3.72 ERA. Teammates called him Omar after General Omar Bradley. A Latin major who pitched in glasses, he later coached Jacksonville University from 1979 to 1990, was head coach at Maryland from 1991 to 2000, and worked as a minor-league pitching coach.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 153 | 4 | 56 | 76 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 #455 card?
It is card #455 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Bradley of the San Francisco Giants.
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.
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