1970 Topps #62 1969 American League Batting Leaders - Rod Carew / Reggie Smith / Tony Oliva
On this card: Rod Carew, Reggie Smith, Tony Oliva
About this card
Cards #61-72 are the League Leaders subset: the 1969 batting, RBI, home run, ERA, pitching and strikeout leaders, National League on the odd numbers and American League on the even, with three players to a card on ten of them, four on #69 and six on #70.
The story on this card
The 1969 American League batting race ended with Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins at .332, Reggie Smith of the Boston Red Sox second at .309 and Tony Oliva of the Twins third, also at .309. Carew won the first of his seven batting titles in a year he stole home seven times, one short of Ty Cobb's record of eight and the most in the majors since Pete Reiser in 1946. Smith hit 25 home runs and drove in 93, up from 15 and 69 the year before. Oliva led the league with 197 hits and 39 doubles and drove in 101. The card, #62, is part of the League Leaders subset in the first series of 1970 Topps.
Rod Carew batted .328 over 19 seasons with the Twins and Angels. The second baseman and first baseman won seven American League batting titles, made 18 All-Star teams and entered the Hall of Fame in 1991. A switch-hitting outfielder with a cannon arm, Reggie Smith made seven All-Star teams and reached four World Series over a 17-year career with Boston, St. Louis, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Tony Oliva - Minnesota's smooth-swinging Cuban right fielder, the 1964 American League Rookie of the Year and a three-time batting champion who made the All-Star team in each of his first eight full seasons before knee injuries took over; Cooperstown called in December 2021.
Sources: Wikipedia (Rod Carew) · Wikipedia (Reggie Smith) · Wikipedia (Tony Oliva) · SABR BioProject (Rod Carew) · SABR BioProject (Reggie Smith) · SABR BioProject (Tony Oliva) · Baseball-Reference (1) · Baseball-Reference (2) · Baseball-Reference (3) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 448 | 1 | 29 | 131 | 103 | 66 | 33 | 80 | 5 |
| SGC | 71 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 1 |
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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1970 Topps #62 card?
It is card #62 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rod Carew, Reggie Smith and Tony Oliva. Cards #61-72 are the League Leaders subset: the 1969 batting, RBI, home run, ERA, pitching and strikeout leaders, National League on the odd numbers and American League on the even, with three players to a card on ten of them, four on #69 and six on #70.
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.