1970 Topps #586 Rickey Clark
About Rickey Clark
When this card was printed Clark was between big-league stints. His last work for the Angels had been six games in 1969, a 5.59 ERA over 9 2/3 innings, before the minors took him back. Card #586, his rookie card, came in the sixth series and lists him with the California Angels.
Rickey Clark was a right-handed pitcher who worked in the majors only for the California Angels, from 1967 to 1972. A Mount Clemens, Michigan native, he signed with his hometown Detroit Tigers out of Redford Union High School in 1965, and the Angels took him in the 1966 Rule 5 draft, which obliged them to carry him on the 25-man roster for all of 1967. He earned a rotation spot on merit: he won his debut on April 22 with four scoreless relief innings against Cleveland, and he finished 12-11 with a 2.59 ERA, the best among Angels starters. His only complete game that year was a two-hit shutout of the Washington Senators on September 8. The next year he went 1-11, and he spent most of 1969, all of 1970 and the early part of 1971 in the minor leagues. In 96 major league games, 70 of them starts, he went 19-32. His career ERA was 3.38, with 236 strikeouts in 431 2/3 innings.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 145 | 5 | 25 | 88 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #586 card?
It is card #586 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rickey Clark of the California Angels.
Is 1970 Topps #586 a rookie card?
Yes - #586 is the 1970 Topps rookie card of Rickey Clark.
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.