1970 Topps #1 World Champions (New York Mets)
Hall of Famers on the 1969 New York Mets roster: Gil Hodges, Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club, and every club also has a manager card of its own.
The story on this card
The 1970 Topps set opens with the New York Mets, labeled World Champions, as card #1 in the first series. The 1969 season began with an 11-10 loss to Montreal, the franchise's eighth straight Opening Day defeat. The expansion club of 1962 had gone 40-120. At 18-23 on May 27, the Mets then won 11 in a row. On August 14 they sat third, 10 games behind the Chicago Cubs. They went 38-11 down the stretch and finished 100-62, eight games clear of the Cubs in the new National League East. Gil Hodges managed; Tom Seaver won 25 games and the Cy Young Award, and a young Nolan Ryan pitched in his third season. The Mets swept Atlanta three games to none in the first NLCS, then beat Baltimore four games to one, with Donn Clendenon named World Series MVP.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 966 | 2 | 28 | 218 | 210 | 170 | 134 | 203 | 1 |
| SGC | 162 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 48 | 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 #1 card?
It is card #1 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing the New York Mets. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club, and every club also has a manager card of its own.
Why is #1 called "World Champions"?
It is the 1969 New York Mets team card - the Mets won the 1969 World Series over the Baltimore Orioles - and it is listed here under the club, the New York Mets.
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.