1970 Topps #604 Clarence Gaston
About Clarence Gaston
Gaston left Magallanes with a knee injury on December 20, 1969, but his .360 average in 43 games still won his second Venezuelan winter batting title. Card #604 is a sixth-series issue showing him with the Padres. In 1970 he played 146 games, walked a career-high 41 times, struck out 142 times and was named the Padres team MVP. He went 0-for-2 with a walk as a reserve in the All-Star Game.
Clarence Edwin Gaston, nicknamed Cito, was an outfielder born March 17, 1944 in San Antonio, Texas. He reached the majors with the Atlanta Braves in 1967, then became a regular after San Diego took him from Atlanta in the 1968 expansion draft. His best season came in 1970, when he hit .318 with 29 home runs and 93 RBI for the Padres, earning his only All-Star selection and setting the club's batting average mark until Tony Gwynn arrived. Gaston also starred in winter ball in Venezuela, winning consecutive batting titles with Navegantes del Magallanes. He played through the 1978 season with Atlanta and Pittsburgh, finishing his career with a .256 average, 91 home runs and 387 RBI over eleven seasons. He was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002. He later managed the Toronto Blue Jays to consecutive World Series titles in 1992 and 1993.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 223 | 5 | 54 | 133 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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 #604 card?
It is card #604 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Clarence Gaston of the San Diego Padres.
Is #604 Clarence Gaston the same player as Cito Gaston?
Yes. The card front prints "Clarence Gaston", so it is listed here as printed, with Cito Gaston as the name he is also known by.
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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