1970 Topps #706 John McNamara
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 John McNamara
Charlie Finley promoted the 37-year-old McNamara from coach to manager of the Athletics on September 18, 1969, and in his first full season, 1970, Oakland went 89-73 and finished second, nine games behind Minnesota. Finley let him go after the year. His Topps card is #706, a solo manager card in the high-number seventh series, printed with the Athletics.
John McNamara was a big league manager and coach who spent his playing days in the minors. A Sacramento catcher who signed with the Cardinals in 1951, he hit .171 in 76 Pacific Coast League games in 1956 and turned to managing as player-manager at Lewiston, Idaho, in 1959. He won minor league pennants at Lewiston in 1961, Mobile in 1966 and Birmingham in 1967, handling prospects who became the Oakland dynasty, among them Reggie Jackson, Rollie Fingers, Sal Bando and Joe Rudi. He managed Oakland, San Diego, Cincinnati, California, Boston and Cleveland over 19 big league seasons between 1969 and 1996, going 1,160-1,233. His 1979 Reds won the National League West, and the 1986 Red Sox won the American League pennant, earning him Manager of the Year honors. That World Series against the Mets, lost in seven games after the Game 6 ground ball through Bill Buckner's legs, is what he is most famous for. He died on July 28, 2020, at his home in Tennessee.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 294 | 6 | 72 | 170 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 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 #706 card?
It is card #706 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing John McNamara of the Oakland Athletics. 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.
Is 1970 Topps #706 a rookie card?
Yes - #706 is a rookie card.
Why is #706 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.