1970 Topps #312 Mike Torrez
About Mike Torrez
Torrez pitched a 1-hit shutout against Montreal on April 15, 1970. Adolfo Phillips singled to open the eighth, ending the no-hit bid. Torrez went 3-for-3 with an RBI in the 10-0 victory. He finished the season 8-10 with a 4.22 ERA. His Cardinals card, #312, appeared in the third series of 1970 Topps.
Mike Torrez pitched for seven major league clubs during an 18-season career, starting 458 of his 494 appearances. The right-hander signed with St. Louis in 1964 for a $20,000 bonus. At Triple-A Tulsa in 1967, he worked with Warren Spahn on his curveball and put together 34 consecutive scoreless innings before reaching the Cardinals that September. He later pitched for Montreal, Baltimore, Oakland, the Yankees, Boston and the Mets. With New York's National League club near the end of his career, he mentored pitchers including Ron Darling and Jesse Orosco. Torrez finished with 185 wins and a 3.96 ERA. He completed 117 games and threw 15 shutouts in 3,044 innings.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 206 | 4 | 34 | 124 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 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 #312 card?
It is card #312 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Torrez of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.