1970 Topps #65 1969 National League Home Run Leaders - Willie McCovey / Hank Aaron / Lee May
On this card: Willie McCovey, Hank Aaron, Lee May
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
Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants won the 1969 National League home run title with 45 and was named league MVP. Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves followed, and Lee May of the Cincinnati Reds took third in the league with 38 home runs. Aaron then hit three home runs in the first NLCS, though the Mets swept Atlanta. Card #65 in the 1970 Topps League Leaders subset, from the first series, shows the three in that order, printed with the Giants, Braves and Reds.
Giants slugger Willie McCovey hit the final ball of the 1962 World Series: a line drive caught by Bobby Richardson, with San Francisco trailing 1-0 and runners at second and third in the ninth inning. Hank Aaron spent 23 major-league seasons with the Braves and Brewers. The right fielder passed Babe Ruth's career home run record in 1974 and finished with 755 home runs and 3,771 hits. Royals first baseman Lee May collected his 2,000th major-league hit on June 8, 1981, against Yankees left-hander Dave Righetti, near the end of a career that began with Cincinnati.
Sources: Wikipedia (Willie McCovey) · Wikipedia (Hank Aaron) · Wikipedia (Lee May) · SABR BioProject (Willie Mccovey) · SABR BioProject (Hank Aaron) · SABR BioProject (Lee May) · National Baseball Hall of Fame (1) · National Baseball Hall of Fame (2) · MLB.com · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,427 | 1 | 77 | 414 | 323 | 184 | 149 | 276 | 3 |
| SGC | 310 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 55 | 76 | 72 | 81 | 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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Related cards
Team cards: #696 San Francisco Giants, #472 Atlanta Braves, #544 Cincinnati Reds
More San Francisco Giants cards:
- #13 Jack Hiatt
- #42 Tito Fuentes
- #58 Dave Marshall
- #63 1969 National League RBI Leaders
- #67 1969 National League ERA Leaders
- #69 1969 National League Pitching Leaders
More Atlanta Braves cards:
- #17 Hoyt Wilhelm
- #48 Gil Garrido
- #69 1969 National League Pitching Leaders
- #86 Lum Harris
- #105 Tony Gonzalez
- #122 George Stone
More Cincinnati Reds cards:
- #3 Darrel Chaney
- #22 Ray Washburn
- #36 Reds 1970 Rookie Stars
- #61 1969 National League Batting Leaders
- #63 1969 National League RBI Leaders
- #73 Wayne Granger
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1970 Topps #65 card?
It is card #65 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Willie McCovey, Hank Aaron and Lee May. 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.