1970 Topps #590 Mike Cuellar
About Mike Cuellar
Cuellar began 1970 at 8-5 with a 4.34 ERA through June. He then went 16-3 with a 2.78 ERA over the last three months. He finished 24-8 with 21 complete games in 297 2/3 innings, tying Dave McNally and Jim Perry for the major league lead in wins. Card #68 ranks his 2.38 ERA of 1969 third behind Dick Bosman and Jim Palmer, and #70 puts his 23 wins second to Denny McLain's 24 among six pitchers. His own card is #590, from the sixth series.
Miguel Angel Cuellar Santana, a Cuban left-hander, spent years working through Cincinnati, Detroit, Cleveland and St. Louis farm systems before a screwball, picked up on a teammate's advice, turned his career around in 1964. Traded to Houston in mid-1965, he grew into a durable starter, then reached stardom after a December 1968 trade sent him to Baltimore. With the Orioles he won 20 or more games four times, shared the 1969 American League Cy Young Award with Denny McLain, and helped Baltimore capture three straight pennants and the 1970 World Series title. Teammates called him Crazy Horse for an elaborate set of pregame and in-game superstitions he never varied. He finished his career with the California Angels in 1977.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 184 | 9 | 36 | 101 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 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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Related cards
More Mike Cuellar in this set: #68 League Leaders, #70 League Leaders
Team card: #387 Baltimore Orioles
More Baltimore Orioles cards:
- #20 Dave McNally
- #45 Dave Johnson
- #64 1969 American League RBI Leaders
- #68 1969 American League ERA Leaders
- #70 1969 American League Pitching Leaders
- #81 Dave May
- #101 Bobby Floyd
- #121 Orioles 1970 Rookie Stars
- #148 Earl Weaver
- #182 Dick Hall
- #199 A.L. Playoff Game 1 - Orioles Win a Squeaker!
- #200 A.L. Playoff Game 2 - Powell Scores Winning Run!
- #201 A.L. Playoff Game 3 - Birds Wrap It Up!
- #202 Orioles Celebrate: Sweep Twins In Three!
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1970 Topps #590 card?
It is card #590 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Cuellar of the Baltimore Orioles.
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.