1974 Topps #120 Wilbur Wood
About Wilbur Wood
In 1973 Wood made 48 starts and pitched 359 1/3 innings for Chicago. His two 1974 Topps appearances were White Sox card #120 and wins League Leaders card #205, shared with San Francisco's Ron Bryant. In 1974 he completed 22 of his 42 starts and struck out 169 batters.
Wilbur Wood grew up in Belmont, Massachusetts, starring as a pitcher, quarterback and hockey defenseman before signing with his hometown Boston Red Sox in 1960. Relying on a fastball and curveball, he pitched sparingly over parts of four seasons with Boston and two with the Pittsburgh Pirates. After he was named the International League's most outstanding pitcher in 1966, the Chicago White Sox acquired him, and knuckleball specialist Hoyt Wilhelm taught him to throw the pitch full time. Wood set a major league record with 88 appearances in 1968, including 2 starts. He moved into the rotation in 1971 and won 20 or more games four straight years, leading the American League in wins twice and in starts for four consecutive seasons. He pitched 17 seasons in the majors, three times an All-Star, before retiring after the 1978 season and settling back in the Boston area.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 232 | 5 | 69 | 130 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 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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Related cards
More Wilbur Wood in this set: #205 League Leaders
Team card: #416 Chicago White Sox
More Chicago White Sox cards:
- #22 Cy Acosta
- #46 Pat Kelly
- #70 Dick Allen
- #96 Jerry Hairston
- #147 Bart Johnson
- #170 Bill Melton
- #195 Carlos May
- #205 1973 Victory Leaders
- #221 White Sox Field Leaders
- #254 Stan Bahnsen
- #286 Tony Muser
- #310 Terry Forster
- #332 All-Star First Basemen
- #357 Buddy Bradford
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #120 card?
It is card #120 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Wilbur Wood of the Chicago White Sox.
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.