1970 Topps #89 Juan Rios
About Juan Rios
Topps gave Rios a solo card, #89, with the Royals. It followed the franchise's first season, in which Kansas City finished fourth in the newly established American League West with 69 wins and 93 losses. Rios had played 46 games at second base and 32 at shortstop for that club.
Juan Rios was a Puerto Rican infielder from Mayaguez who reached the majors with the Kansas City Royals in their inaugural 1969 season. Signed originally by the New York Mets organization, he made his big league debut in April 1969 and spent the year with Kansas City. Over 87 games that season he batted .224 with 44 hits. He added one home run, 5 RBI and 20 runs scored. His final major league appearance came that October, closing out a single-season career. Rios was born on July 14, 1942, and died on August 28, 1995, both in his hometown of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 185 pounds, he threw and batted right-handed.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 126 | 3 | 22 | 69 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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 #89 card?
It is card #89 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Juan Rios of the Kansas City Royals.
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.