1970 Topps #47 Bob Miller
About Bob Miller
Card #47, a first-series issue, shows Miller with Minnesota, but the Twins had traded him to Cleveland on December 10, 1969, with Dean Chance, Graig Nettles and Ted Uhlaender, for Luis Tiant and Stan Williams. He went 2-2 in 15 games for the Indians, moved to the White Sox with Barry Moore before the June 15, 1970 deadline, and was purchased by the Cubs on September 1. He totaled 6-8 with a 4.79 ERA.
Robert Lane Miller, born February 18, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri, was a right-handed pitcher who worked seventeen big league seasons between 1957 and 1974 and passed through ten different franchises, tying what was then the modern-era record. Originally Robert Lane Gemeinweiser, he signed with his hometown Cardinals as a bonus baby out of Beaumont High School in June 1957 and debuted less than a week later at eighteen. After St. Louis came the Mets, Dodgers, Twins, Indians, White Sox, Cubs, Padres, Pirates, Tigers and a return to New York. He pitched for three World Series winners, the 1963 and 1965 Dodgers and the 1971 Pirates, and never allowed a run in a Series game for Los Angeles. Used first as a swingman and then almost entirely in relief, he finished 69-81 with a 3.37 ERA in 694 games. He saved 51 games and struck out 895 batters. He later managed Amarillo to a Texas League title, served as pitching coach for the expansion Blue Jays and held the same job with the Giants. He was an advance scout for San Francisco when he died on August 6, 1993, of injuries from a car crash in Rancho Bernardo, California.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 247 | 11 | 63 | 143 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 #47 card?
It is card #47 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Miller of the Minnesota Twins.
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.
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