1970 Topps #689 Frank Tepedino
About Frank Tepedino
Tepedino got into 16 games for the 1970 Yankees and went 6 for 19 with 2 RBI. He scored 2 runs and played one game at first base and one in the outfield. Card #689 is his rookie card, a high-number Yankees card from the seventh series.
Frank Tepedino was a left-handed first baseman and outfielder who played in the majors from 1967 to 1975 for the Yankees, Brewers and Braves, hitting .241 with six home runs in 265 games. A Brooklyn native who graduated from Wingate High School in 1965, he was drafted by the Orioles in the third round that June and taken by the Yankees in the 1966 first-year draft. He debuted on May 12, 1967, pinch hitting for Whitey Ford in the third inning and popping out in a 14-0 loss to Baltimore at Yankee Stadium. After baseball he served with the New York Fire Patrol, and after the September 11 attacks he took part in search and rescue work at the World Trade Center site. On October 11, 2001, he threw out the first pitch before the second game of the Yankees' division series. With former teammate Rusty Torres he co-founded Winning for Winning, a Long Island program that speaks to young people about alcohol and drugs. He was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 223 | 1 | 48 | 125 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 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 #689 card?
It is card #689 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Tepedino of the New York Yankees.
Is 1970 Topps #689 a rookie card?
Yes - #689 is the 1970 Topps rookie card of Frank Tepedino.
Why is #689 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last series, #634-720 - the high numbers, and the toughest series of the set to find.
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.