1974 Topps #551 Von Joshua
About Von Joshua
Joshua appeared in 81 games for the 1974 Dodgers and played 35 of them in the outfield. He hit .234 with one home run and 16 RBI. Los Angeles took the pennant, and in the World Series loss to Oakland he went 0-for-4, all as a pinch-hitter, and grounded out to Rollie Fingers for the final out. His #551 card pictures him with the Dodgers.
Von Joshua was a left-handed-hitting outfielder from Oakland, California, who played ten major league seasons between 1969 and 1980 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres. He came out of Chabot College, where the Giants took him in the first round of the January 1967 draft, but he signed with the Dodgers instead. He hit .273 in 822 games with 610 hits, 30 home runs, 184 RBI and 55 stolen bases. After playing he turned to coaching, as hitting coach of the Albuquerque Dukes and the Iowa Cubs, and he served as Chicago Cubs hitting coach from June to October 2009.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 151 | 2 | 53 | 81 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Shop 1974 Topps cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #643 Los Angeles Dodgers
More Los Angeles Dodgers cards:
- #42 Claude Osteen
- #64 Doug Rau
- #86 Joe Ferguson
- #112 Dave Lopes
- #127 Tom Paciorek
- #144 Dodgers Field Leaders
- #165 Willie Davis
- #189 Jim Brewer
- #220 Don Sutton
- #239 Bill Russell
- #267 Andy Messersmith
- #289 Rick Auerbach
- #315 Ron Cey
- #348 Pete Richert
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #551 card?
It is card #551 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Von Joshua of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.