1970 Topps #148 Earl Weaver
About this card
This is one of the 24 manager cards, one for each club and every one a solo card, separate from the 24 team cards. #211 Ted Williams manages the Washington Senators and #556 Dave Bristol the Seattle Pilots; seven of the 24 managers are Hall of Famers.
About Earl Weaver
Umpire Shag Crawford ejected Weaver for arguing balls and strikes in Game 4 of the 1969 World Series, making him the first manager thrown out of a Series game in 34 years. His second-series manager card, #148, shows him with the Orioles. The 1970 club went 108-54 and spent all but nine days in first place. It came from behind to win 42 games and closed with 11 straight victories, then swept the Twins in the playoffs and beat Cincinnati in five games for the World Series title.
Earl Weaver managed the Baltimore Orioles from July 1968 through 1982 and again in 1985-1986, compiling a 1,480-1,060 record. He played second base in the minors from 1948 to 1960 and began managing as a player-manager in 1956. After two winning seasons at Triple-A Rochester, he joined Baltimore as first-base coach and replaced Hank Bauer as manager on July 11, 1968. Weaver kept cards and notebooks recording how individual hitters fared against particular pitchers, using those matchups to set his lineups. He also platooned Gary Roenicke and John Lowenstein in left field. Known as the Earl of Baltimore, he was ejected 94 times during his major league managerial career. The Veterans Committee elected him to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 363 | 6 | 59 | 185 | 65 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| SGC | 25 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 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 #148 card?
It is card #148 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Earl Weaver of the Baltimore Orioles. This is one of the 24 manager cards, one for each club and every one a solo card, separate from the 24 team cards. #211 Ted Williams manages the Washington Senators and #556 Dave Bristol the Seattle Pilots; seven of the 24 managers are Hall of Famers.
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.