1975 Topps #308 1974 RBI 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
Jeff Burroughs
Jeff Burroughs arrived in pro ball as the No. 1 overall pick of the 1969 draft, taken by the Washington Senators out of Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. He debuted with Washington in 1970, moved with the franchise to Texas in 1972, and blossomed into one of the American League's most feared sluggers. In 1974 he hit .301 with a league-leading 118 RBIs and 25 home runs, earning AL MVP honors — the first Ranger, and the first player from an expansion franchise, to win the award. His 1975 Topps cards capture that peak: the printed All-Star flag on his base card (#470) marks his selection to the 1974 All-Star Game, the League Leaders card (#308) recaps his RBI crown, and he headlines the "1974 MVPs" subset card (#212) alongside the National League's winner. Traded to Atlanta after the 1976 season, Burroughs made a second All-Star team in 1978 and clubbed 41 homers in 1977. He played 16 seasons through 1985 with Washington/Texas, Atlanta, Seattle, Oakland and Toronto, finishing with 240 home runs, and later coached his son Sean's Long Beach Little League teams to back-to-back World Series titles in 1992 and 1993.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Johnny Bench
Johnny Lee Bench redefined the catcher position from Cincinnati, debuting in 1967 and anchoring the Big Red Machine through 1983. A second-round pick out of Binger, Oklahoma in 1965, he won National League Rookie of the Year in 1968, then set the position's gold standard: ten Gold Gloves, a rifle arm, and two MVP awards (1970, 1972) built on power years of 45 and 40 home runs. Nicknamed the "Little General" for the way he commanded pitching staffs and directed fielders from behind the plate, Bench caught 100-plus games in 13 straight seasons and finished with 389 home runs and 1,376 RBI, still the most in Reds history. He drove Cincinnati to four pennants and back-to-back titles in 1975-76, taking World Series MVP in the second. His 1975 Topps card carries the printed 1974 All-Star flag, and he doubles up in that year's MVP subset, once for his 1970 award and again for 1972, plus a spot on the 1974 RBI Leaders card. Bench entered Cooperstown in 1989, his first year of eligibility, with 96.4% of the vote.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 643 | 3 | 102 | 351 | 106 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| SGC | 55 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 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 #308 card?
It is card #308 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jeff Burroughs, Johnny Bench. 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.