1970 Topps #622 Don Sutton
About Don Sutton
On July 17, 1970, Sutton struck out 12 Mets in a 10-inning, five-hit shutout at Dodger Stadium. Tom Seaver had pitched nine scoreless innings for New York. Sutton finished the season 15-13 with a 4.08 ERA and 201 strikeouts. His sixth-series Topps #622 listed him with Los Angeles.
Don Sutton pitched 23 major league seasons from 1966 through 1988, including 16 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Born in Clio, Alabama, to teenage sharecroppers, he grew up in the Florida panhandle. He signed with Los Angeles in September 1964 for an estimated $15,000 bonus and reached the majors after one minor league season. Sutton worked at least 200 innings in 20 of his first 21 seasons; the exception was the strike-shortened 1981 season. He finished with a 324-256 record and a 3.26 ERA. His career totals included 58 shutouts and 3,574 strikeouts. A four-time All-Star, he used a fastball and curve early in his career, later adding a slider, screwball and changeup. Opponents repeatedly accused him of scuffing baseballs. After his first Dodgers tenure, he pitched for Houston, Milwaukee, Oakland and California, earning his 300th victory with the Angels on June 18, 1986. He returned to Los Angeles for his final season in 1988. The National Baseball Hall of Fame elected Sutton in 1998, and the Dodgers retired his number that year. He later broadcast Braves games and entered the Braves Hall of Fame in 2015 for that work.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 763 | 4 | 99 | 375 | 136 | 72 | 45 | 32 | 0 |
| SGC | 103 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 1 |
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 #622 card?
It is card #622 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Sutton of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.