1970 Topps #311 Dick Green
About Dick Green
Card #311, a third-series issue, pictures Green with the Oakland Athletics. His 1970 brought a .190 average, with 4 home runs and 29 RBI. He played 135 games, 127 of them at second base, and was also pressed into service behind the plate once more that year, as he had been for an inning in 1968.
Richard Larry Green was born April 21, 1941, in Sioux City, Iowa, and grew up in Yankton and Mitchell, South Dakota, where he was an all-state football quarterback before signing with the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent ahead of the 1960 season. He reached the majors on September 9, 1963, and won the starting second base job in 1964; aside from a slump-driven stretch at third base in 1967, he was the primary second baseman for Kansas City and Oakland through most of his twelve seasons. A slick-fielding infielder with quick hands and strong range, Green reached a career high of 15 home runs in 1965. He missed most of 1972 after back surgery but recovered in time for the postseason, and he played on Oakland's three consecutive World Series championship teams from 1972 through 1974. In the 1974 World Series he went hitless in thirteen at-bats yet won the Babe Ruth Award for his fielding, taking part in six double plays over the five games. He retired after the 1974 season to run his family's moving business, finishing with a .240 career batting average, 960 hits, 80 home runs and 422 RBIs over 1,288 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 331 | 9 | 83 | 201 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #311 card?
It is card #311 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Green of the Oakland Athletics.
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.