1974 Topps #193 Tom Walker
About Tom Walker
The 1974 season brought Walker the first eight starts of his career, one of them a complete game, among 33 appearances for Montreal. He went 4-5 with a 3.83 ERA and struck out 70. At the plate he collected 3 hits in 16 at-bats. Topps printed him with the Expos on #193.
Tom Walker was a right-handed pitcher who worked mostly in relief for the Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals and California Angels between 1972 and 1977. A Tampa native who graduated from George D. Chamberlain High School in 1966, he was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in January 1968. On August 4, 1971, pitching for the Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs in the Double-A Dixie Association, he threw a 15-inning no-hitter, beating Albuquerque 1-0 on 193 pitches. Montreal took him in the Rule 5 draft, and he debuted on April 23, 1972. He appeared in 191 major league games, 17 of them starts. His record was 18-23 with a 3.87 ERA. While playing winter ball in Puerto Rico after Christmas 1972, he helped Roberto Clemente load a plane of Nicaraguan earthquake relief supplies. He offered to fly along, but Clemente told him to stay behind and enjoy New Year's Eve. The plane crashed off Isla Verde with no survivors. Walker was elected to the Texas League Hall of Fame in July 2015. His son Neil retired from the majors in 2021. Walker died in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, in 2023 at age 74.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 231 | 13 | 84 | 118 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 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 #193 card?
It is card #193 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Walker 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.