1970 Topps #563 Boston Red Sox
Hall of Famers on the 1969 Boston Red Sox roster: Carlton Fisk, Dick Williams and Carl Yastrzemski.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club, and every club also has a manager card of its own.
The story on this card
The 1969 Red Sox finished third in the new American League East at 87-75, 22 games behind Baltimore, in a year the league split into two divisions. Dick Williams, who managed the 1967 pennant winners, was fired on September 23, and coach Eddie Popowski ran the last nine games. Carl Yastrzemski led the club with 111 RBIs and 96 runs and won an outfield Gold Glove. Rico Petrocelli hit 40 home runs with a .589 slugging percentage. Ray Culp won 17 games with 172 strikeouts in 227 innings, and Tony Conigliaro added 20 homers. Carlton Fisk appeared in two games. The club drew 1,833,246 fans to Fenway Park. 1970 Topps #563 is the Red Sox team card, from the sixth series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 413 | 3 | 77 | 240 | 72 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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 #563 card?
It is card #563 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Boston Red Sox. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club, and every club also has a manager card of its own.
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.