1970 Topps
Description
While the rest of the world was intoxicated by the emerging counter culture of psychedelic music, movies, fashion and interior design, the straight-laced establishment, which included major league sports, was still defined by mainstream conservatism. This is clearly evidenced by the drab design and gray colored borders of the 1970 Topps Baseball set. Featuring a total of 720 standard size cards, (2½" by 3½") a handful of subsets can be found in the form of league leaders (#'s 61-72), playoff highlights (#'s 195-202), World Series highlights (#'s 305-310), and All-Stars (#'450-469). The high number series (#'663-720) are slightly more difficult to find as they were printed in smaller quantities.
Price Guide
COMPLETE SET - 720 Cards Near Mint - $2,000 to $2,500 Excellent - $1,250 to $1,500 Very Good - $600 to $800
Key Cards
350 - Roberto Clemente 600 - Willie Mays 660 - Johnny Bench 712 - Nolan Ryan
Key RC's
21 Vida Blue 189 Thurman Munson RC
Variations
128A - Checklist 2 ERR ( 226 R Perranoski) COR 128B Checklist 2 COR (226 R. Perranoski) 211 - Ted Williams MG UER Throwing information on back incorrect 424 - Mike Kilkenny* (Inconsistent design& card number) 250 - Willie McCovey UER (1963 San Francisci) 570 - Jim Fregosi White Chevy Pick-Up in Background 591 - Mike Ryan UER (Pitching Record header on card back)
Checklist
1 Mets Team
2 Diego Segui
3 Darrel Chaney
4 Tom Egan
5 Wes Parker
6 Grant Jackson
7 Indians Rookies
8 Jose Martinez RC
9 Checklist 1
10 Carl Yastrzemski
11 Nate Colbert
12 John Hiller
13 Jack Hiatt
14 Hank Allen
15 Larry Dierker
16 Charlie Metro MG RC
17 Hoyt Wilhelm
18 Carlos May
19 John Boccabella
20 Dave McNally
21 Vida Blue/G.Tenace
22 Ray Washburn
23 Bill Robinson
24 Dick Selma
25 Cesar Tovar
26 Tug McGraw
27 Chuck Hinton
28 Billy Wilson
29 Sandy Alomar
30 Matty Alou
31 Marty Pattin
32 Harry Walker MG
33 Don Wert
34 Willie Crawford
35 Joel Horlen
36 Red Rookies
37 Dick Drago
38 Mack Jones
39 Mike Nagy RC
40 Richie Allen
41 George Lauzerique
42 Tito Fuentes
43 Jack Aker
44 Roberto Pena
45 Dave Johnson
46 Ken Rudolph
47 Bob Miller
48 Gil Garrido
49 Tim Cullen
50 Tommie Agee
51 Bob Christian
52 Bruce Dal Canton
53 John Kennedy
54 Jeff Torborg
55 John Odom
56 Phillies Rookies
57 Pat Kelly
58 Dave Marshall
59 Dick Ellsworth
60 Jim Wynn
61 NL Batting Leaders
62 AL Batting Leaders
63 NL RBI Leaders
64 AL RBI Leaders
65 NL Home Run Leaders
66 AL Home Run Leaders
67 NL ERA Leaders
68 AL ERA Leaders
69 NL Pitching Leaders
70 AL Pitching Leaders Dennis
71 NL Strikeout
72 AL Strikeout Leaders Sam
73 Wayne Granger
74 Angels Rookies
75 Jim Kaat
76 Carl Taylor
77 Frank Linzy
78 Joe Lahoud
79 Clay Kirby
80 Don Kessinger
81 Dave May
82 Frank Fernandez
83 Don Cardwell
84 Paul Casanova
85 Max Alvis
86 Lum Harris MG
87 Steve Renko RC
88 Pilots Rookies
89 Juan Rios
90 Tim McCarver
91 Rich Morales
92 George Culver
93 Rick Renick
94 Freddie Patek
95 Earl Wilson
96 Jerry Reuss
97 Joe Moeller
98 Gates Brown
99 Bobby Pfeil RC
100 Mel Stottlemyre
101 Bobby Floyd
102 Joe Rudi
103 Frank Reberger
104 Gerry Moses
105 Tony Gonzalez
106 Darold Knowles
107 Bobby Etheridge
108 Tom Burgmeier
109 Expos Rookies
110 Bob Moose
111 Mike Hegan
112 Dave Nelson
113 Jim Ray
114 Gene Michael
115 Alex Johnson
116 Sparky Lyle
117 Don Young
118 George Mitterwald
119 Chuck Taylor RC
120 Sal Bando
121 Orioles Rookies
122 George Stone
123 Don Gutteridge MG RC
124 Larry Jaster
125 Deron Johnson
126 Marty Martinez
127 Joe Coleman
128A Checklist 2 ERR
128B Checklist 2 COR
129 Jimmie Price
130 Ollie Brown
131 Dodgers Rookies
132 Jim McGlothlin
133 Clay Carroll
134 Danny Walton RC
135 Dick Dietz
136 Steve Hargan
137 Art Shamsky
138 Joe Foy
139 Rich Nye
140 Reggie Jackson
141 Pirates Rookies
142 Fritz Peterson
143 Phil Gagliano
144 Ray Culp
145 Rico Carty
146 Danny Murphy
147 Angel Hermoso RC
148 Earl Weaver MG
149 Billy Champion RC
150 Harmon Killebrew
151 Dave Roberts
152 Ike Brown RC
153 Gary Gentry
154 Senators Rookies
155 Denis Menke
156 Eddie Fisher
157 Manny Mota
158 Jerry McNertney
159 Tommy Helms
160 Phil Niekro
161 Richie Scheinblum
162 Jerry Johnson
163 Syd O'Brien
164 Ty Cline
165 Ed Kirkpatrick
166 Al Oliver
167 Bill Burbach
168 Dave Watkins RC
169 Tom Hall
170 Billy Williams
171 Jim Nash
172 Ralph Garr
173 Jim Hicks
174 Ted Sizemore
175 Dick Bosman
176 Jim Ray Hart
177 Jim Northrup
178 Denny Lemaster
179 Ivan Murrell
180 Tommy John
181 Sparky Anderson MG
182 Dick Hall
183 Jerry Grote
184 Ray Fosse
185 Don Mincher
186 Rick Joseph
187 Mike Hedlund
188 Manny Sanguillen
189 RS Thurman Munson RC
190 Joe Torre
191 Vicente Romo
192 Jim Qualls
193 Mike Wegener
194 Chuck Manuel
195 Tom Seaver NLCS1
196 NL Playoff Game 2
197 Nolan Ryan NLCS3
198 Mets Celebrate
199 AL Playoff Game 1
200 AL Playoff Game 2
201 AL Playoff Game 3
202 AL Playoff Summary
203 Rudy May
204 Len Gabrielson
205 Bert Campaneris
206 Clete Boyer
207 Tigers Rookies
208 Fred Gladding
209 Ken Suarez
210 Juan Marichal
211 Ted Williams MG UER
212 Al Santorini
213 Andy Etchebarren
214 Ken Boswell
215 Reggie Smith
216 Chuck Hartenstein
217 Ron Hansen
218 Ron Stone
219 Jerry Kenney
220 Steve Carlton
221 Ron Brand
222 Jim Rooker
223 Nate Oliver
224 Steve Barber
225 Lee May
226 Ron Perranoski
227 John Mayberry
228 Aurelio Rodriguez
229 Rich Robertson
230 Brooks Robinson
231 Luis Tiant
232 Bob Didier
233 Lew Krausse
234 Tommy Dean
235 Mike Epstein
236 Bob Veale
237 Russ Gibson
238 Jose Laboy
239 Ken Berry
240 Ferguson Jenkins
241 Royals Rookies
242 Walt Alston MG
243 Joe Sparma
244A Checklist 3 (Red bat)
244B Checklist 3 (Brown bat)
245 Leo Cardenas
246 Jim McAndrew
247 Lou Klimchock
248 Jesus Alou
249 Bob Locker
250 Willie McCovey UER
251 Dick Schofield
252 Lowell Palmer RC
253 Ron Woods
254 Camilo Pascual
255 Jim Spencer RC
256 Vic Davalillo
257 Dennis Higgins
258 Paul Popovich
259 Tommie Reynolds
260 Claude Osteen
261 Curt Motton
262 Padres Rookies
263 Duane Josephson
264 Rich Hebner
265 Randy Hundley
266 Wally Bunker
267 Twins Rookies
268 Claude Raymond
269 Cesar Gutierrez
270 Chris Short
271 Greg Goossen
272 Hector Torres
273 Ralph Houk MG
274 Gerry Arrigo
275 Duke Sims
276 Ron Hunt
277 Paul Doyle RC
278 Tommie Aaron
279 Bill Lee RC
280 Donn Clendenon
281 Casey Cox
282 Steve Huntz
283 Angel Bravo RC
284 Jack Baldschun
285 Paul Blair
286 Bill Buckner
287 Fred Talbot
288 Larry Hisle
289 Gene Brabender
290 Rod Carew
291 Leo Durocher MG
292 Eddie Leon RC
293 Bob Bailey
294 Jose Azcue
295 Cecil Upshaw
296 Woody Woodward
297 Curt Blefary
298 Ken Henderson
299 Buddy Bradford
300 Tom Seaver
301 Chico Salmon
302 Jeff James
303 Brant Alyea
304 Bill Russell RC
305 World Series Game 1
306 World Series Game 2
307 World Series Game 3
308 World Series Game 4
309 World Series Game 5
310 WS Celebration Mets
311 Dick Green
312 Mike Torrez
313 Mayo Smith MG
314 Bill McCool
315 Luis Aparicio
316 Skip Guinn
317 Red Sox Rookies
318 Willie Smith
319 Clay Dalrymple
320 Jim Maloney
321 Lou Piniella
322 Luke Walker
323 Wayne Comer
324 Tony Taylor
325 Dave Boswell
326 Bill Voss
327 Hal King RC
328 George Brunet
329 Chris Cannizzaro
330 Lou Brock
331 Chuck Dobson
332 Bobby Wine
333 Bobby Murcer
334 Phil Regan
335 Bill Freehan
336 Del Unser
337 Mike McCormick
338 Paul Schaal
339 Johnny Edwards
340 Tony Conigliaro
341 Bill Sudakis
342 Wilbur Wood
343A Checklist 4 (Red Bat)
343A Checklist 4 (Brown Bat)
344 Marcelino Lopez
345 Al Ferrara
346 Red Schoendienst MG
347 Russ Snyder
348 Mets Rookies
349 Steve Hamilton
350 Roberto Clemente
351 Tom Murphy
352 Bob Barton
353 Stan Williams
354 Amos Otis
355 Doug Rader
356 Fred Lasher
357 Bob Burda
358 Pedro Borbon RC
359 Phil Roof
360 Curt Flood
361 Ray Jarvis
362 Joe Hague
363 Tom Shopay RC
364 Dan McGinn
365 Zoilo Versalles
366 Barry Moore
367 Mike Lum
368 Ed Herrmann
369 Alan Foster
370 Tommy Harper
371 Rod Gaspar RC
372 Dave Giusti
373 Roy White
374 Tommie Sisk
375 Johnny Callison
376 Lefty Phillips MG RC
377 Bill Butler
378 Jim Davenport
379 Tom Tischinski RC
380 Tony Perez
381 Athletics Rookies
382 Jack DiLauro RC
383 Mickey Stanley
384 Gary Neibauer
385 George Scott
386 Bill Dillman
387 Baltimore Orioles Team
388 Byron Browne
389 Jim Shellenback
390 Willie Davis
391 Larry Brown
392 Walt Hriniak
393 John Gelnar
394 Gil Hodges MG
395 Walt Williams
396 Steve Blass
397 Roger Repoz
398 Bill Stoneman
399 New York Yankees Team
400 Denny McLain
401 Giants Rookies
402 Ellie Rodriguez
403 Jim Bunning
404 Rich Reese
405 Bill Hands
406 Mike Andrews
407 Bob Watson
408 Paul Lindblad
409 Bob Tolan
410 Boog Powell
411 LA Dodgers Team
412 Larry Burchart
413 Sonny Jackson
414 Paul Edmondson RC
415 Julian Javier
416 Joe Verbanic
417 John Bateman
418 John Donaldson
419 Ron Taylor
420 Ken McMullen
421 Pat Dobson
422 Royals Team
423 Jerry May
424 Mike Kilkenny VAR
425 Bobby Bonds
426 Bill Rigney MG
427 Fred Norman
428 Don Buford
429 Cubs Rookies
430 Andy Messersmith
431 Ron Swoboda
432A Checklist 5 (Baseball YL)
432B Checklist 5 (Baseball WL)
433 Ron Bryant RC
434 Felipe Alou
435 Nelson Briles
436 Philadelphia Phillies Team
437 Danny Cater
438 Pat Jarvis
439 Lee Maye
440 Bill Mazeroski
441 John O'Donoghue
442 Gene Mauch MG
443 Al Jackson
444 White Sox Rookies
445 Vada Pinson
446 Billy Grabarkewitz RC
447 Lee Stange
448 Houston Astros Team
449 Jim Palmer
451 Boog Powell AS
452 Felix Millan AS
453 Rod Carew AS
454 Ron Santo AS
455 Brooks Robinson AS
456 Don Kessinger AS
457 Rico Petrocelli AS
458 Pete Rose AS
459 Reggie Jackson AS
460 Matty Alou AS
461 Carl Yastrzemski AS
462 Hank Aaron AS
463 Frank Robinson AS
464 Johnny Bench AS
465 Bill Freehan AS
466 Juan Marichal AS
467 Denny McLain AS
468 Jerry Koosman AS
469 Sam McDowell AS
470 Willie Stargell
471 Chris Zachary
472 Braves Team
473 Don Bryant
474 Dick Kelley
475 Dick McAuliffe
476 Don Shaw
477 Orioles Rookies
478 Bobby Heise RC
479 Dick Woodson RC
480 Glenn Beckert
481 Jose Tartabull
482 Tom Hilgendorf RC
483 Gail Hopkins RC
484 Gary Nolan
485 Jay Johnstone
486 Terry Harmon
487 Cisco Carlos
488 J.C. Martin
489 Eddie Kasko MG
490 Bill Singer
491 Graig Nettles
492 Astros Rookies
493 Lindy McDaniel
494 Larry Stahl
495 Dave Morehead
496 Steve Whitaker
497 Eddie Watt
498 Al Weis
499 Skip Lockwood
500 Hank Aaron
501 Chicago White Sox Team
502 Rollie Fingers
503 Dal Maxvill
504 Don Pavletich
505 Ken Holtzman
506 Ed Stroud
507 Pat Corrales
508 Joe Niekro
509 Montreal Expos Team
510 Tony Oliva
511 Joe Hoerner
512 Billy Harris
513 Preston Gomez MG
514 Steve Hovley RC
515 Don Wilson
516 Yankees Rookies
517 Joe Gibbon
518 Bill Melton
519 Don McMahon
520 Willie Horton
521 Cal Koonce
522 Angels Team
523 Jose Pena
524 Alvin Dark MG
525 Jerry Adair
526 Ron Herbel
527 Don Bosch
528 Elrod Hendricks
529 Bob Aspromonte
530 Bob Gibson
531 Ron Clark
532 Danny Murtaugh MG
533 Buzz Stephen RC
534 Minnesota Twins Team
535 Andy Kosco
536 Mike Kekich
537 Joe Morgan
538 Bob Humphreys
539 Larry Bowa
540 Gary Peters
541 Bill Heath
542 Checklist 6
543 Clyde Wright
544 Cincinnati Reds Team
545 Ken Harrelson
546 Ron Reed
547 Rick Monday
548 Howie Reed
549 St. Louis Cardinals Team
550 Frank Howard
551 Dock Ellis
552 Royals Rookies
553 Jim Lefebvre
554 Tom Timmermann RC
555 Orlando Cepeda
556 Dave Bristol MG
557 Ed Kranepool
558 Vern Fuller
559 Tommy Davis
560 Gaylord Perry
561 Tom McCraw
562 Ted Abernathy
563 Boston Red Sox Team
564 Johnny Briggs
565 Jim Hunter
566 Gene Alley
567 Bob Oliver
568 Stan Bahnsen
569 Cookie Rojas
570 Jim Fregosi*
571 Jim Brewer
572 Frank Quilici
573 Padres Rookies
574 Bobby Bolin
575 Cleon Jones
576 Milt Pappas
577 Bernie Allen
578 Tom Griffin
579 Detroit Tigers Team Card
580 Pete Rose
581 Tom Satriano
582 Mike Paul
583 Hal Lanier
584 Al Downing
585 Rusty Staub
586 Rickey Clark RC
587 Jose Arcia
588A Checklist 7 ERR
588B Checklist 7 COR
589 Joe Keough
590 Mike Cuellar
591 Mike Ryan UER
592 Daryl Patterson
593 Chicago Cubs Team
594 Jake Gibbs
595 Maury Wills
596 Mike Hershberger
597 Sonny Siebert
598 Joe Pepitone
599 Senators Rookies
600 Willie Mays
601 Pete Richert
602 Ted Savage
603 Ray Oyler
604 Cito Gaston
605 Rick Wise
606 Chico Ruiz
607 Gary Waslewski
608 Pittsburgh Pirates Team
609 Buck Martinez RC
610 Jerry Koosman
611 Norm Cash
612 Jim Hickman
613 Dave Baldwin
614 Mike Shannon
615 Mark Belanger
616 Jim Merritt
617 Jim French
618 Billy Wynne RC
619 Norm Miller
620 Jim Perry
621 Darrell Evans
622 Don Sutton
623 Horace Clarke
624 Clyde King MG
625 Dean Chance
626 Dave Ricketts
627 Gary Wagner
628 Wayne Garrett
629 Merv Rettenmund
630 Ernie Banks
631 Oakland Athletics Team
632 Gary Sutherland
633 Roger Nelson
634 Bud Harrelson
635 Bob Allison
636 Jim Stewart
637 Cleveland Indians Team
638 Frank Bertaina
639 Dave Campbell
640 Al Kaline
641 Al McBean
642 Angels Rookies
643 Jose Pagan
644 Gerry Nyman
645 Don Money
646 Jim Britton
647 Tom Matchick
648 Larry Haney
649 Jimmie Hall
650 Sam McDowell
651 Jim Gosger
652 Rich Rollins
653 Moe Drabowsky
654 Oscar Gamble
655 John Roseboro
656 Jim Hardin
657 San Diego Padres Team
658 Ken Tatum RC
659 Pete Ward
660 Johnny Bench
661 Jerry Robertson
662 Frank Lucchesi MG RC
663 Tito Francona
664 Bob Robertson
665 Jim Lonborg
666 Adolpho Phillips
667 Bob Meyer
668 Bob Tillman
669 White Sox Rookies
670 Ron Santo
671 Jim Campanis
672 Leon McFadden
673 Ted Uhlaender
674 Dave Leonhard
675 Jose Cardenal
676 Wash Senators Team
677 Woodie Fryman
678 Dave Duncan
679 Ray Sadecki
680 Rico Petrocelli
681 Bob Garibaldi RC
682 Dalton Jones
683 Hal McRae
684 Jack Fisher
685 Tom Haller
686 Jackie Hernandez
687 Bob Priddy
688 Ted Kubiak
689 Frank Tepedino RC
690 Ron Fairly
691 Joe Grzenda
692 Duffy Dyer
693 Bob Johnson
694 Gary Ross
695 Bobby Knoop
696 SF Giants Team
697 Jim Hannan
698 Tom Tresh
699 Hank Aguirre
700 Frank Robinson
701 Jack Billingham
702 AL Rookies Bob
703 Lou Marone RC
704 Frank Baker
705 Tony Cloninger
706 John McNamara MG RC
707 Kevin Collins
708 Jose Santiago
709 Mike Fiore
710 Felix Millan
711 Ed Brinkman
712 Nolan Ryan
713 Seattle Pilots Team
714 Al Spangler
715 Mickey Lolich
716 Cardinals Rookies
717 Tom Phoebus
718 Ed Spiezio
719 Jim Roland
720 Rick Reichardt
