1970 Topps #202 Orioles Celebrate: Sweep Twins In Three!
About this card
Cards #195-202 cover the 1969 league playoffs: #195-198 the National League series won by the New York Mets and #199-202 the American League series won by the Baltimore Orioles. The six World Series cards, #305-310, follow later in the set.
The story on this card
Card #202 closes the 1969 Playoffs subset (#195-202) in the 1970 Topps set and sums up the American League Championship Series, in which the Baltimore Orioles swept the Minnesota Twins in three games. It sits in the second series. Game 1 ran 12 innings at Memorial Stadium: Boog Powell homered in the ninth to tie it, and with two down in the 12th Paul Blair bunted Mark Belanger home from third. Game 2 went 11 innings, with Dave McNally throwing a complete-game shutout and Curt Motton's pinch single scoring Powell for a 1-0 win. In Game 3 at Metropolitan Stadium the Orioles won 11-2 behind Jim Palmer, with Blair adding a two-run home run in the eighth. The sweep sent Baltimore, a 109-game winner, to the World Series against the New York Mets.
Sources: Wikipedia (1969 American League Championship Series) · Wikipedia (1969 World Series) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 235 | 3 | 27 | 130 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 2 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Related cards
Team card: #387 Baltimore Orioles
More Baltimore Orioles cards:
- #20 Dave McNally
- #45 Dave Johnson
- #64 1969 American League RBI Leaders
- #68 1969 American League ERA Leaders
- #70 1969 American League Pitching Leaders
- #81 Dave May
- #101 Bobby Floyd
- #121 Orioles 1970 Rookie Stars
- #148 Earl Weaver
- #182 Dick Hall
- #199 A.L. Playoff Game 1 - Orioles Win a Squeaker!
- #200 A.L. Playoff Game 2 - Powell Scores Winning Run!
- #201 A.L. Playoff Game 3 - Birds Wrap It Up!
- #213 Andy Etchebarren
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1970 Topps #202 card?
It is card #202 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, Orioles Celebrate: Sweep Twins In Three!. Cards #195-202 cover the 1969 league playoffs: #195-198 the National League series won by the New York Mets and #199-202 the American League series won by the Baltimore Orioles. The six World Series cards, #305-310, follow later in the set.
How many cards are in the 1970 Topps Baseball set?
720 cards, tracked as 726 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 720 with none skipped, issued in seven series - #1-132, #133-263, #264-372, #373-459, #460-546, #547-633 and the high numbers, #634-720; 6 cards, all of them checklists, carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-25.