1970 Topps #603 Ray Oyler
About Ray Oyler
Oyler was the Seattle Pilots' regular shortstop in 1969 and played 106 games. He hit .165 with 7 home runs and 22 RBI. Card #603, from the sixth series, lists him with the Oakland Athletics, who sold him to California in the spring of 1970. He appeared in 24 games that year, 13 of them at shortstop, and batted .083; his last game was October 1.
Ray Oyler made his name with his glove. A Marine veteran out of Indianapolis, he signed with Detroit in 1960 and spent five seasons climbing the farm system before joining the Tigers in 1965. Managers and teammates raved about his fielding, and Dick McAuliffe called him the best shortstop he ever played with. His .175 career average is the lowest of any player with more than 1,000 at-bats since the deadball era. Oyler's defense held down short for Detroit's pennant contenders of 1967 and the 1968 World Series champions, even as manager Mayo Smith ultimately benched him for the Series to get Mickey Stanley's bat into the lineup at short. Taken by the expansion Seattle Pilots in the 1968 expansion draft, he closed his career in 1970 with the California Angels. He died in 1981 at age 42.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 448 | 11 | 161 | 249 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 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 #603 card?
It is card #603 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ray Oyler of the Oakland Athletics.
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.