1970 Topps #345 Al Ferrara
About Al Ferrara
On April 22, 1970, Ferrara homered in the second inning for the Padres' only run. Tom Seaver and the Mets won 2-1 that day, and Seaver struck out 19 Padres, tying a record at the time. Seaver retired the last 10 batters in a row, and Ferrara was both the first and the last victim of that streak, striking out swinging to end the game. His 1970 Topps card, #345, from the third series, shows him with the Padres.
Al Ferrara was a Brooklyn-born outfielder who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, then finished with the San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds. A classically trained pianist as a boy, he gave up the keyboard for baseball as a teenager and signed with the Dodgers out of Long Island University. He debuted in 1963 and won a World Series ring that year without appearing in the Series itself, then worked his way into the everyday lineup by 1967, when he hit a career-high 16 home runs and was named Dodger of the Year. An ankle injury suffered chasing a line drive in 1968 ended his Dodgers tenure, and the Padres took him in the October 1968 expansion draft, making him one of the original Padres, and he turned in two productive seasons at the plate. He retired after 1971 with a .259 career average and later worked in the Dodgers' community relations department.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 386 | 13 | 116 | 222 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 #345 card?
It is card #345 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Al Ferrara of the San Diego Padres.
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.