1970 Topps #40 Rich Allen
About Rich Allen
Allen batted .288 with 32 home runs and 89 RBI for Philadelphia in 1969. He played 117 of his 118 games at first base. His first-series 1970 Topps #40 listed St. Louis. In his Cardinals season he divided time between first and third, hit 34 home runs, drove in 101 and made the All-Star team. St. Louis then traded him to Los Angeles for Ted Sizemore and Bob Stinson.
Richard Anthony "Dick" Allen played first base, third base and the outfield during fifteen major league seasons (1963-1977) with the Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, White Sox and Athletics. Philadelphia signed him out of Wampum, Pennsylvania, in 1960 for a reported $70,000. Although the Phillies called him Richie, family and friends knew him as Dick, and he asked writers to use that name. He won the 1964 National League Rookie of the Year award and the 1972 American League Most Valuable Player award with Chicago. A seven-time All-Star, he led his league in slugging percentage three times. In Philadelphia he faced racist abuse and objects thrown from the stands; he wore a batting helmet while fielding and became known as Crash. Allen finished with a .292 average and 351 home runs in 1,749 games. His career slugging percentage was .534, with a 156 OPS+. He died in 2020 and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 486 | 3 | 36 | 183 | 114 | 66 | 38 | 46 | 0 |
| SGC | 65 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 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 #40 card?
It is card #40 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rich Allen of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Is #40 Rich Allen the same player as Dick Allen?
Yes. The card front prints "Rich Allen", so it is listed here as printed, with Dick Allen as the name he is also known by.
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.