Best of 1974 Topps

[PM770]

Sorry again for slacking here. I'll try to get to 1973 as well this afternoon. A lot of great action shots in the 1974 set, especially the pitchers. Its hard to pick 5. Here are my top 5:

1) Dave Concepcion - I loved this shot as a kid. My buddy who found some "vintage" in the early 80s at a K-mart or something got this one. I was always trying to trade him for this card and he never bit.

2) Nolan Ryan - Great action shot of the alltime strikeout leader.

3) Jim Palmer - Very much like the Ryan card. Another great action shot.

4) Gary Mathews - Another great action shot, sliding into base. Also a horizontal card which is kinda cool.

5) Fred Kendall - There are a lot o faction shots I could include here, but I wanted to get a "Washington Natl League" variation on my list.

[icollectDCsports]

I remember the day I, as a kid, opened the pack that contained the '74 Aaron card. I had no idea in advance that his regular card would be in that special format, which I think was really well designed. At the time, cards played a greater role in connecting fans (particularly kids) to the game, and that card has always brought my mind back to the excitement of that great achievement.

[David W]

As a kid the Ken Reitz blowing gum card was a sought after card with my friends. I also have a soft spot in my heart for Darold Knowles, who signed an autograph for me at a Cardinal game in 1978. I was at a Florida flea market over Christmas/New Years break, and saw a large pile of his cards. Apparently he works as a custodian at a school in the Clearwater area, and his cards are in demand there. Joe Torre getting brushed back is a great shot, Juan Marichal and the leg kick, and then Seaver and Ryan on the same card!! How can you not like that one. Over 600 wins and 9000 K's between them.

[stlcardsfan]

Great article on Steve Blass featuring his '74 card.

https://baseballhall.org/discover/ca...5750a-52571801

[wdwfan]

I like this set. I bought a NM one for about $100 early last year or maybe late 2017 if I remember right. Decent price for a large quantity of HOFers.

[MarcosCards]

Yes, all in all, a nice enough set. All is subjective in these types of discussions, but 1974 is rather pedestrian when compared to what would arrive the following year -yowza!

[Yastrzemski Sports]

Great set. Has it all.
Great action shots. 46118C4F-CD69-419A-9282-83EFDAF06BD3.jpg4A8E3959-C13D-4B46-967D-293F79FBC24D.jpg[ATTACH][ATTACH]9FBEC6C4-0B85-4B93-82BC-EDE00F79C42E.jpg[/ATTACH][/ATTACH]
Terrible photos. 8C08FE33-F0A3-42E7-95CB-9CBE0CFE6760.jpg
Your win leaders. 6CB129FE-4B49-4408-9E46-9E1CCA3CE450.jpg
Rookie should be HOF. F603A207-7B15-493D-A492-FF88CAAF4CC4.jpg
Last card of a legend. 9440366B-0CC3-44D2-A9E7-B556DEBDCA37.jpg