1970 Topps #23 Bill Robinson
About Bill Robinson
Card #23, from the first series, lists Robinson with the Yankees. He spent all of 1970 with the Syracuse Chiefs of the International League. On December 3, 1970, New York traded him to the White Sox for Barry Moore. He hit .275 with 14 home runs and 81 RBI for Tucson in 1971, and the White Sox sent him to the Phillies for minor league catcher Gerardo Rodriguez that December 13.
William Henry Robinson Jr. played sixteen big-league seasons, 1966 to 1983, as an outfielder who also logged time at first and third base, debuting with the Atlanta Braves as a pinch runner for Hank Aaron. Traded to the Yankees, he spent his time there mostly as a fourth outfielder before moving on to the Phillies and then the Pirates, where he set career highs in 1977 with a .304 average, 26 home runs and 104 RBIs. He reached the postseason with Pittsburgh in 1975 and 1979, going 5-for-19 in the 1979 World Series as the Pirates rallied past Baltimore. Career totals: a .258 average, 166 home runs and 641 RBIs. After retiring in 1983, Robinson became a hitting coach for the Mets, mentoring Darryl Strawberry and other young players, and later coached for the Marlins. He collected three World Series rings across his playing and coaching roles and died in 2007.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 187 | 1 | 29 | 102 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 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 #23 card?
It is card #23 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Robinson of the New York Yankees.
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.