1970 Topps #319 Clayton Dalrymple
About Clayton Dalrymple
Card #319, a third-series Orioles issue. Dalrymple played in 37 games in 1969 and hit 3 home runs, then went 2-for-2 as a pinch hitter in the World Series, where his ninth-inning single in Game 3 is the only World Series hit off Nolan Ryan. In 1970 he got into 13 games and hit .219 with a home run before a June home-plate collision with Mike Epstein broke his ankle. He watched that October's World Series from the bullpen.
Clayton Errol Dalrymple was a left-handed hitting catcher who spent nine seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and three with the Baltimore Orioles. Philadelphia took him out of the Milwaukee Braves organization in the Rule 5 draft of November 30, 1959, and he reached the majors on April 24, 1960. Valued for his arm and his pitch-calling more than his bat, he twice broke up a no-hit bid in the eighth inning, against Juan Marichal in his major-league debut in July 1960 and against Gaylord Perry in July 1966. He caught Philadelphia through the 1964 pennant race and its September collapse, and ran off a since-broken league record of 99 consecutive errorless games over 1966 and 1967. He threw out 48.8 percent of the runners who tried to steal on him, 30th on the all-time list. Traded to Baltimore for outfielder Ron Stone on January 20, 1969, he spent three years as a third catcher behind Elrod Hendricks and Andy Etchebarren while the Orioles won three straight American League pennants. He retired after the 1971 season, having hit .233 with 55 home runs in 1,079 games. He was part of the inaugural class of the Chico Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in his California hometown.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 355 | 6 | 100 | 202 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 #319 card?
It is card #319 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Clayton Dalrymple of the Baltimore Orioles.
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.