1970 Topps
Total Cards: 720
Rating: 7.6 (181 ratings)
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Cards
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1 | World Champions TC | New York Mets |
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2 | Diego Segui | Seattle Pilots |
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3 | Darrel Chaney | Cincinnati Reds |
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4 | Tom Egan | California Angels |
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5 | Wes Parker | Los Angeles Dodgers |
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6 | Grant Jackson | Philadelphia Phillies |
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7 | Indians 1970 Rookie Stars (Gary Boyd / Russ Nagelson) RS, RC | Cleveland Indians |
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8 | Jose Martinez RC | Pittsburgh Pirates |
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9 | 1st Series Checklist: 1-132 CL | |
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10 | Carl Yastrzemski | Boston Red Sox |
Trivia |
- 2nd and final set to include Seattle Pilots cards even though team had already moved to Milwaukee to become the Brewers.
- Wax packs were $0.10 for 10 cards. This was the first year that $0.05 wax packs were made unavailable since Topps made them available in 1952. Penny packs stopped after 1965.
- Cello packs were $0.25 for 33 cards.
- Rack packs were $0.39 for 54 cards.
- The set was released in seven series. Series 6 is #547-633. Series 7 is #634-720.
- The first series lacked the white bar between player name and position that subsequent series had (space permitting).
- #1 World Champions - UER: No "TOPPS" in card-number circle
- #18 Carlos May - Carlos May was named to the 1969 Topps All-Star Rookie Team but his #18 card is missing the trophy designation.
- #38 Mack Jones - UER: Write-up on back, "...tied for team lead in stolen bases", only had 6 compared to Maury Wills' 15
- #44 Roberto Pena - UER: Birth year should be 1937
- #52 Bruce Dal Canton - UER: Birthdate should be 6/15/41
- #61 1969 National League Batting Leaders (Pete Rose / Bob Clemente / Cleon Jones) - Clemente's name was not Bob. He made it explicitly clear his name was Roberto. The nicknames Bob and Bobby were disrespectful to his heritage.
- #101 Bobby Floyd - UER: The write-up on the back says Floyd participated in three double plays in his first Major League game, when it was actually his second game
- #191 Vicente Romo - UER: Born 3/22, should be 4/12
- #210 Juan Marichal - UER: 1961 Team misspelled "Lrancisco"
- #211 Ted Williams - UER: "Threw Left", should be Right
- #225 Lee May - UER: 1968 stat line missing
- #250 Willie McCovey - UER: 1963 Team misspelled "Francisci"
- #331 Chuck Dobson - UER: "Dave" should be "Chuck" in last line of text on back
- #348 Mets 1970 Rookie Stars (Mike Jorgensen / Jesse Hudson) - UER: Hudson was in only 1 game (2 innings) at New York
- #356 Fred Lasher - UER: 1969 stat line should read "A.L."
- #359 Phil Roof - UER: last line should read "...traded to Pilots..."
- #360 Curt Flood - UER: 1969 Team misspelled "St. Lous"
- #365 Zoilo Versalles - UER: birth year should be 1939
- #402 Ellie Rodriguez - UER: 1st line should read, "...Royals #7 pick in the 1968 Expansion Draft"
- #503 Dal Maxvill - UER: first line should read "...NL Gold Glove.."
- #524 Alvin Dark - UER: 1969 stat, Pos. should read "Sixth (East)"
- #566 Gene Alley - UER: second line should read "Gold Gloves"
- #591 Mike Ryan - UER: stats incorrectly labeled "Pitching Record"
- #684 Jack Fisher - UER: The write-up on the back says Fisher had three consecutive shutouts in 1961, should be 1960.
- #689 Frank Tepedino - UER: birth year should be 1947
- #705 Tony Cloninger - UER - stat column headers are for Batting
User Comments |
My mom gave me my first baseball cards - 1970 Topps Baseball Series 1 wax pack - and I've been hooked ever since. I know Tom Egan was in that first pack. I was a big Tigers fan at the time, and if Jim Price and Gates Brown weren't in that first pack, they followed soon after. I can still recall the smell of the bubble gum and the feel of the powder from the gum on my fingers. I believe the posters were inserted into Series 1 packs, but unfortunately, I can't remember which poster I pulled with that pack.
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Topps 1970 baseball are the first packs I remember opening. We would go to the market with my mom and were rewarded with a wax pack if we behaved during her shopping. For some reason, the Amos Otis card is the first one I recall seeing. | ||
This set got me started collecting baseball cards. After each Little League game, my mother would give me a dollar to spend at the snack bar. I remember getting the biggest thrill opening a pack and getting a Tommy Harper card. Living in Washington State my dad had taken the family to two or three Pilot games that summer. My brother and I must have had the entire set. After we moved out a few years later, my mom sold all of our cards when we didn't take them with us. Good times. Rating: 9 | ||
Forum |
| Subject | Replies | Last Post |
| The Tony Olivia story Topps?? 1970? | 2 | Dec 27, 2023 10:33 AM by Statsnerd |
| Baseball comic strip?? | 4 | Jul 27, 2022 6:40 PM by Goofmap |
| 1970 #1 Mets Team Yokai Variants; Newly discovered | 6 | Feb 22, 2021 7:46 PM by Pinkpony1967 |
| Yellow/Golden on back | 2 | Feb 22, 2021 4:14 PM by Legends of the Game |
| High Numbers - SP? | 5 | Jan 28, 2021 8:54 AM by C2Cigars |
External Links |
- 1970 Topps Baseball Blog
- BaseballCardPedia: 1970 Topps
- Cardboard Connection
- PSA Article: Collecting the 1970 Topps Baseball Card Set
- PSA Price Guide: 1970 Topps
- Sports Card Radio: 1970 Topps Baseball Card Checklist - Vintage Set Review
- Sports Collectors Daily: 1970 Topps Baseball Poster Set – Part 1: Production Tools and Tricks
- Sports Collectors Daily: 1970 Topps Baseball Poster Set – Part 2: Production Insight Reveals Behind-
- Sports Collectors Daily: More Stories Unfold About 1970 Topps Baseball Booklets
- Sports Collectors Daily: Vintage Pack Facts: 1970 Topps Cello Baseball
