1970 Topps #198 Mets Celebrate: We're Number One!
About this card
Cards #195-202 cover the 1969 league playoffs: #195-198 the National League series won by the New York Mets and #199-202 the American League series won by the Baltimore Orioles. The six World Series cards, #305-310, follow later in the set.
The story on this card
The Mets swept Atlanta three games to none in the first NLCS, in 1969, and the pennant came in their eighth year of existence, the fastest for an expansion club in the National League until the 1997 Marlins. They had won 100 games and taken the East Division by eight games after trailing the Cubs by 10 games in mid-August. The Braves, led by Hank Aaron, Orlando Cepeda and Phil Niekro, were favored. The three games produced 42 runs and 11 home runs. Aaron hit three for Atlanta, and Tommie Agee and Ken Boswell hit two each for New York. The Mets won 9-5, 11-6 and 7-4. Topps #198, the Mets' celebration card, was printed in series 2.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 777 | 3 | 44 | 179 | 179 | 139 | 89 | 142 | 2 |
| SGC | 147 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 40 | 31 | 38 | 2 |
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 #198 card?
It is card #198 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, Mets Celebrate: We're Number One!. Cards #195-202 cover the 1969 league playoffs: #195-198 the National League series won by the New York Mets and #199-202 the American League series won by the Baltimore Orioles. The six World Series cards, #305-310, follow later in the set.
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.