1970 Topps #61 1969 National League Batting Leaders - Pete Rose / Bob Clemente / Cleon Jones
On this card: Pete Rose, Bob Clemente, Cleon Jones
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 National League batting race ended with Pete Rose of the Reds at .348, Roberto Clemente of the Pirates at .345 and Cleon Jones of the Mets at .340. Rose won his second straight batting title, with 218 hits and 120 runs, tying Bobby Bonds of the Giants for the league lead in runs. Clemente collected 175 hits in 138 games, and Jones led the Mets in average on the way to their World Series title. Topps printed Clemente as Bob on this card. This is #61 in the League Leaders subset of the 1970 Topps first series.
Pete Rose - Cincinnati's hometown signing who became "Charlie Hustle," the National League Rookie of the Year in 1963, the 1973 NL MVP and the Big Red Machine's leadoff man, later baseball's all-time hits leader with 4,256. Pirates right fielder Roberto Clemente hit an inside-the-park grand slam against the Cubs on July 25, 1956. He ran past manager Bobby Bragan's stop sign at third to score the winning run. Cleon Jones - Left fielder who hit .340 for the 1969 'Miracle Mets,' caught the fly ball that ended the World Series, and closed a thirteen-year career spent mostly in New York.
Sources: Wikipedia (Pete Rose) · Wikipedia (Roberto Clemente) · Wikipedia (Cleon Jones) · SABR BioProject (Pete Rose) · SABR BioProject (Roberto Clemente) · SABR BioProject (Cleon Jones) · National Baseball Hall of Fame (1) · National Baseball Hall of Fame (2) · SABR · Baseball-Reference (1) · Baseball-Reference (2) · Baseball Almanac (Pete Rose) · Baseball Almanac (Bob Clemente) · MLB.com · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,244 | 0 | 28 | 183 | 251 | 197 | 177 | 406 | 2 |
| SGC | 406 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 75 | 105 | 179 | 3 |
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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Team cards: #544 Cincinnati Reds, #608 Pittsburgh Pirates, #1 World Champions (New York Mets)
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- #94 Fred Patek
- #110 Bob Moose
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1970 Topps #61 card?
It is card #61 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pete Rose, Bob Clemente and Cleon Jones. 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.
Why does #61 say "Bob Clemente"?
The card credits "Bob Clemente", the name Topps printed for Roberto Clemente; it is listed here as printed, with Roberto Clemente as the name he is also known by. His own card, #350, reads Roberto Clemente.
How many Roberto Clemente cards are in the 1970 Topps set?
Two: #350 Roberto Clemente, his own card, and #61 1969 National League Batting Leaders, which credits him as "Bob Clemente" beside Pete Rose and Cleon Jones.
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.