1970 Topps #218 Ron Stone
About Ron Stone
Stone opened 1970 competing with fellow left-handed hitter Oscar Gamble for the fourth outfielder job. More playing time came in May, when left fielder John Briggs pulled a leg muscle and center fielder Larry Hisle slumped in his second season. Stone played 99 games in the outfield, stole 5 bases and scored 30 runs. His 1970 card is #218, from the second series, with the Phillies.
Harry Ronald Stone, a left-handed hitting outfielder from Corning, California, played college ball in Stockton before signing with the Baltimore Orioles organization in 1962. He advanced through the Orioles' minor-league system over the next several seasons, hitting .294 with 16 home runs at Tri-City in 1965, before Kansas City selected him in the 1965 Rule 5 draft. Stone debuted with the Athletics in 1966, then returned to Baltimore's minor-league system for two and a half more seasons. Traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for catcher Clay Dalrymple in January 1969, he spent three seasons as the club's fourth outfielder, with speed, defense and a strong throwing arm as his main assets. He played his last major-league game in 1972 and closed his career in the minors in 1973. Stone finished with a .241 average over five major-league seasons and was later inducted into the Stockton Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 250 | 19 | 61 | 134 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 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 #218 card?
It is card #218 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Stone of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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.