1975 Topps #618 1975 Rookie Pitchers
One of the eleven four-player rookie cards (#614-624).
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Cards #614-624 are the multi-player Rookie cards, four prospects to a card grouped by position - the run that carries the Rice, Carter, Lynn and Hernandez rookies.
About the players on this card
Jamie Easterly
Jamie Easterly, a left-hander out of Crockett, Texas, was Atlanta's second-round pick in the 1971 draft on scout Al LaMacchia's recommendation. He debuted with the Braves on April 6, 1974, and appears on card #618, a 1975 Topps Rookie Pitchers card shared with three other first-year arms — his recognized rookie card, issued during his first full season in Atlanta. Easterly split 1974-79 between the Braves' rotation and bullpen, battling arm and knee injuries throughout, and on June 30, 1978, surrendered Willie McCovey's 500th career home run. After a year in the minors, he resurfaced with Milwaukee in 1981 as a steady lefty reliever, helping the Brewers reach their first postseason, and was a member of the 1982 AL pennant-winning club, though a knee injury kept him off that October roster. Traded to Cleveland in June 1983, he finished his 13-year career with the Indians in 1987, done in by a torn rotator cuff, retiring with a 23-33 record, 4.62 ERA, and 350 strikeouts across 321 games.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Tom Johnson
Thomas Raymond Johnson, a right-hander out of St. Paul's Murray High School, turned down a University of Minnesota scholarship — the same freshman class as future Hall of Famer Dave Winfield — to sign with the hometown Twins for a $5,000 bonus in September 1969. After five years working through Minnesota's farm system, he reached the majors on September 10, 1974, striking out the first batter he faced and outlasting a young Goose Gossage for the win in 15 innings. Johnson shares this 1975 Rookie Pitchers card with Jamie Easterly, Scott McGregor and Rick Rhoden. His signature season came in 1977: working almost exclusively in relief, he went 16-7 with 15 saves and a 3.13 ERA in 71 games, finishing fourth in AL Fireman of the Year voting and drawing MVP support as Minnesota's bullpen anchor. Arm trouble limited him to 18 games in 1978, his last big-league season. He finished 23-14, 3.39, with 22 saves in 129 games, and later became a pastor leading a sports ministry in Slovakia.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Scott McGregor
Scott Houston McGregor grew up in Inglewood, California, batting cleanup behind future Hall of Famer George Brett at El Segundo High School, where he fired consecutive no-hitters as a senior. The New York Yankees made him the 14th overall pick in the 1972 draft, and he appears — still Yankees property — on card #618, a 1975 Topps Rookie Pitchers card shared with three other first-year arms, his recognized rookie card. New York traded him to Baltimore in June 1976 in a ten-player deal that also brought Rick Dempsey and Tippy Martinez, and McGregor spent his entire 13-year career (1976-1988) with the Orioles. A finesse lefty who lived off changing speeds, he clinched the 1979 ALCS with a Game 4 shutout, won 20 games in 1980, made the 1981 All-Star team, and shut out the Phillies in Game 5 to close out the 1983 World Series. He retired with a 138-108 record and was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame in 1990.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Rick Rhoden
Richard Alan Rhoden broke into pro ball as a first-round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1971, signing out of Atlantic High School in Delray Beach, Florida, after overcoming a childhood bout of osteomyelitis that had left him in a leg brace until age 12. He debuted July 5, 1974, and shares his rookie card, #618 in the 1975 Topps set, with fellow first-year pitchers Jamie Easterly, Tom Johnson, and Scott McGregor. Rhoden joined the Dodgers' rotation in 1976, going 12-3 with a 2.98 ERA and earning the first of two All-Star selections, then helped Los Angeles reach the World Series in 1977 and 1978, both times losing to the Yankees in six games. Traded to Pittsburgh for Jerry Reuss in April 1979, he pitched eight seasons for the Pirates, made his second All-Star team in 1986, and won three straight Silver Slugger Awards (1984-86) as one of the game's best-hitting pitchers, once riding an 11-game hitting streak. He closed his 16-year, 151-125 career with the Yankees and Astros in 1989, then built a second career as a standout on the celebrity and senior golf tours.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 432 | 5 | 81 | 232 | 69 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 #618 card?
It is card #618 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jamie Easterly, Tom Johnson, Scott McGregor, Rick Rhoden. Cards #614-624 are the multi-player Rookie cards, four prospects to a card grouped by position - the run that carries the Rice, Carter, Lynn and Hernandez rookies.
Is 1975 Topps #618 a rookie card?
Yes - #618 is a rookie card. Topps grouped four prospects on each card in the 1975 Rookies run, so the rookie designation covers every player pictured: Jamie Easterly, Tom Johnson, Scott McGregor, Rick Rhoden.
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.