1974 Topps #164 Tom House
About Tom House
House made the 1973 Braves out of spring training after nine strikeouts in nine exhibition innings, helped by being left-handed and out of options. He worked 52 games that year, going 4-2 with a 4.68 ERA. On April 18, 1973, his 11th-inning bunt popped up to catcher Dave Rader, who turned the first unassisted double play by a catcher at second base. His 1974 Topps card, #164, pictures him with Atlanta.
Thomas Ross House, a left-handed pitcher out of the University of Southern California, was Atlanta's third-round pick in the 1967 draft's secondary phase. He debuted for the Braves on June 23, 1971, and spent eight big-league seasons mostly as a reliever, moving to the Boston Red Sox in a December 1975 trade for Roger Moret and finishing with the expansion Seattle Mariners in 1977-78. His best year came in 1974, when he posted a 1.93 ERA over 102 2/3 relief innings for Atlanta. On April 8, 1974, he caught Hank Aaron's record-breaking 715th home run in the Braves bullpen and ran the ball back to Aaron at home plate. After retiring with a 29-23 career record, House earned a Ph.D. in sports psychology and became a pitching coach, working with Nolan Ryan in Texas and later training NFL quarterbacks.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 183 | 3 | 59 | 96 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #164 card?
It is card #164 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom House of the Atlanta Braves.
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.