1970 Topps #71 1969 National League Strikeout Leaders - Fergie Jenkins / Bob Gibson / Bill Singer
On this card: Fergie Jenkins, Bob Gibson, Bill Singer
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
Fergie Jenkins of the Cubs led the 1969 National League with 273 strikeouts, ahead of St. Louis's Bob Gibson at 269. The Dodgers' Bill Singer was third at 247 and also third in innings with 315 2/3. He reached 20 wins on the final day of the season, a 5-4 complete-game victory over Houston. Jenkins finished 21-15 over 311 1/3 innings. Gibson went 20-13 with a 2.18 ERA. Topps #71 is the National League strikeout board in the League Leaders subset, printed in the first series of the 1970 set.
Fergie Jenkins was the control artist at the front of the Cubs rotation, winning 20 games in six straight seasons and the 1971 National League Cy Young Award on his way to 284 wins, 3,192 strikeouts and a 1991 Hall of Fame plaque. Bob Gibson pitched all seventeen of his seasons for the Cardinals. A two-time Cy Young winner and two-time World Series Most Valuable Player, he posted a 1.12 earned run average in 1968. Hall of Fame, 1981. Bill Singer - Dodgers and Angels right-hander who won 20 games in both leagues, threw a 1970 no-hitter against the Phillies, and made two All-Star teams over a 14-year career interrupted by injury and illness.
Sources: Wikipedia (Bob Gibson) · Wikipedia (Bill Singer) · SABR BioProject (Bill Singer) · SABR BioProject (Fergie Jenkins) · SABR BioProject (Bob Gibson) · Baseball Almanac (Bob Gibson) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 635 | 3 | 45 | 230 | 166 | 85 | 35 | 70 | 1 |
| SGC | 75 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1970 Topps #71 card?
It is card #71 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Fergie Jenkins, Bob Gibson and Bill Singer. 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.