1970 Topps
Total Cards: 720
Rating: 7.6 (153 votes)
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1 | World Champions (New York Mets) TC, UER |
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).
- #18 Carlos May - Carlos May was named to the 1969 Topps All-Star Rookie Team but his #18 card is missing the trophy designation.
User Comments |
Welcome to the 70s. Nice set with plenty of HOFers. John Keating’s Basement Tapes = 2 thumbs up. | ||
This was the first pack I ever opened. Great memories! | ||
My first pack ever opened was a rack pack of 1970 Topps Baseball. It was on the day I was fitted with my first pair of glasses--we went to the Ben Franklin 5-and-Dime after the eye doctor. Must have been 1st series, as I remember the Mets "World Champions" team card was in it. I needed glasses to pick out the players pictured. No one in my town carried the 2nd series, and it was weird to jump to the 33-card "grocery cello" boxes with 3rd series cards in them. Finally did wax packs for the later series (with comic books, Scratch-offs and posters in them!). | ||
Forum |
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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: Vintage Pack Facts: 1970 Topps Cello Baseball
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