1970 Topps #297 Curt Blefary
About Curt Blefary
Blefary played 155 games for Houston in 1969, 152 of them at first base, and his 8 stolen bases were a career high. On December 4, 1969, the Astros traded the Brooklyn native to the Yankees for fellow Brooklynite Joe Pepitone. His 1970 card, #297 in the third series, shows him with New York.
Curtis Leroy Blefary was born July 5, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Mahwah, New Jersey. A left-handed-hitting outfielder, first baseman, and catcher, he played eight major league seasons for the Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, and San Diego Padres. Signed by the Yankees in 1962, he was claimed by Baltimore on waivers in 1963 and broke into the majors in 1965, batting .260 with 22 home runs to win the American League Rookie of the Year award. He played in the Orioles' 1966 World Series sweep of the Dodgers, going 1 for 13. Traded to Houston in December 1968, he later played for the Yankees, Athletics, and Padres before retiring in 1972 with a .237 career batting average, 112 home runs, and 382 RBIs in 974 games. He faced alcoholism and ill health in his later years and died in 2001; at his request, his ashes were scattered at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 403 | 16 | 87 | 233 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 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 #297 card?
It is card #297 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Curt Blefary of the New York Yankees.
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.