1970 Topps #543 Clyde Wright
About Clyde Wright
Lefty Phillips took over as Angels manager on May 27, 1969, and that winter made it clear Wright would get a place in the starting rotation. Wright finished his Puerto Rican winter season 11-5. In 1970 he made 39 starts and worked 260 2/3 innings with 7 complete games, 2 shutouts and 110 strikeouts. Card #543, from the fifth print series, shows him with the California Angels.
Clyde Wright was a left-handed pitcher who spent ten major league seasons with the California Angels (1966-73), Milwaukee Brewers (1974) and Texas Rangers (1975). A Tennessee farm boy who starred at Carson-Newman College, he was selected by the Angels in the sixth round of the 1965 draft and reached the majors the following June, beating the Twins on a four-hitter in his debut. After going 1-8 in 1969, he learned a screwball while playing winter ball in Puerto Rico under Jim Fregosi and returned in 1970 to win 22 games, throw a no-hitter against Oakland and earn his only All-Star selection. He later pitched three seasons for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan, alongside Sadaharu Oh and under manager Shigeo Nagashima. He is a member of the NAIA Hall of Fame from his college pitching career.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 130 | 2 | 25 | 72 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #543 card?
It is card #543 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Clyde Wright of the California Angels.
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.