1974 Topps Traded (Baseball)

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The cards in this 44-card set measure 2 1/2" by 3 1/2", and was the very first Topps Traded ('update' or 'extended') set available. The 1974 Topps Traded set contains 43 player cards and one unnumbered checklist card. The fronts have the word 'traded' in block letters and the backs are designed in newspaper style. Card numbers are the same as the regular set except they are followed by a 'T'. No known scarcities exist for this set. The cards were inserted in all packs toward the end of the production run.

Rookies

There are no rookies in this set.

More set notes

Only three baseball players, but some very significant non-baseball cards mark this set.

The 1988 U.S. Olympic baseball team joins rookies and traded veterans.

Focusing on more than 150 years worth of America's most famous movers and shakers.

This set consists of 792 standard-size cards. Cards were primarily issued in 17-card wax packs, 50-card rack packs and factory sets. Card fronts feature wood grain borders encasing a color photo (reminiscent of Topps classic 1962 baseball set). Subsets include Record Breakers (1-7), Turn Back The Clock (311-315), All-Star selections (595-616), and Team Leaders (scattered throughout the set). The manager cards contain a team checklist on back.

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