1970 Topps #196 N.L. Playoff Game 2 - Mets Show Muscle!
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
Game 2 of the first National League Championship Series was played October 5, 1969, at Atlanta Stadium. The Mets won it 11-6 before 50,270, with Jerry Koosman starting for New York. Ed Kranepool's bases-loaded single in the first inning brought in the game's first run, and Tommie Agee added a two-run home run in the second. Ken Boswell's two-run homer off Milt Pappas made it 8-0. Hank Aaron's three-run homer in the fifth cut it to 9-4, and Clete Boyer's two-run single brought Atlanta within three. Ron Taylor, who earned the win, and Tug McGraw then shut the Braves out, and Cleon Jones's two-run homer in the seventh made it 11-6. The win gave the Mets a 2-0 series lead. Topps #196 is the Game 2 card of the Playoffs subset, printed in series 2.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 211 | 0 | 25 | 85 | 44 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 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 #196 card?
It is card #196 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, N.L. Playoff Game 2 - Mets Show Muscle!. 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.