1975 Topps #306 1974 Batting Leaders
Part of the 1974 League Leaders subset (#306-313).
About this card
Cards #306-313 are the 1974 League Leaders subset, pairing the American and National League leaders in eight statistical categories.
About the players on this card
Rod Carew
Rod Carew signed with the Twins as an amateur free agent in 1964, discovered playing semipro ball with the Bronx Cavaliers after his family emigrated from the Panama Canal Zone to Washington Heights. He debuted on April 11, 1967, and captured AL Rookie of the Year. A pure left-handed contact hitter with, in Catfish Hunter's words, "no holes" in his swing, Carew later shifted from second base to first base and made 18 consecutive All-Star teams from 1967 through 1984 — the run that puts the All-Star flag on his 1975 Topps card #600. He won seven AL batting titles, four straight from 1972 through 1975, second-most in history behind Ty Cobb; his 1975 Topps League Leaders card #306 recognizes his 1974 crown. Carew's peak came in 1977, when he hit .388 — still a Twins record — with 239 hits and the AL MVP award. He collected his 3,000th hit on August 4, 1985, with the Angels, finishing a 19-year career with 3,053 hits and a .328 average. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1991 on the first ballot with 90.5% of the vote, Carew later had the AL batting title renamed in his honor.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Ralph Garr
Ralph Allen Garr, born December 12, 1945, in Monroe, Louisiana, starred at Grambling State University before Atlanta drafted him in the third round of the 1967 draft. Nicknamed "Road Runner" for his blazing speed, a tag the Braves celebrated by running animated Looney Tunes Road Runner clips on the scoreboard and sounding a calliope "beep-beep" whenever he reached base. Garr debuted with Atlanta in 1968 and won the left-field job for good in 1971, becoming a free-swinging lefty who sprayed hits to all fields and batted .300 or better five times. His career year came in 1974: a league-leading .353 average with 214 hits and 17 triples, the NL batting title, and his only All-Star selection, feats commemorated on his 1975 Topps League Leaders card (#306) alongside his Braves base card (#550). Traded to the Chicago White Sox after 1975, Garr later played for the California Angels, finishing a 13-year career in 1980 with a .306 average and more than 1,500 hits. Atlanta inducted him into its team Hall of Fame in 2006.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 651 | 2 | 143 | 359 | 89 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 36 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-19. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here. The graders do not split the 1975 Topps Mini or O-Pee-Chee issues into this set.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1975 Topps #306 card?
It is card #306 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rod Carew, Ralph Garr. Cards #306-313 are the 1974 League Leaders subset, pairing the American and National League leaders in eight statistical categories.
How many cards are in the 1975 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1-660, with no variations and no short prints - PSA reports the cards were printed in equal quantities. The 1975 Topps Mini and the 1975 O-Pee-Chee issues are separate products with their own checklists.
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, the PSA price guide, 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 2026-08-20.