1970 Topps #419 Ron Taylor
About Ron Taylor
Taylor earned the win in the Mets' first Opening Day victory, a 5-3, eleven-inning game at Forbes Field on April 7. He retired all six Pirates he faced before Donn Clendenon's two-run pinch-hit single in the eleventh put New York ahead. Taylor finished the season with 13 saves and a 3.93 ERA in 57 relief appearances. Topps #419 is his fourth-series Mets card.
Toronto-born right-hander Ron Taylor pitched for Cleveland, St. Louis, Houston, the Mets and San Diego during eleven major-league seasons from 1962 through 1972. He finished 45-43 with a 3.93 ERA and 72 saves. He struck out 464 batters in 800 innings. Of his 491 appearances, 474 came in relief. Taylor won championships with the 1964 Cardinals and 1969 Mets and allowed no hits in seven World Series innings. He combined baseball with two professions. While pitching in Cleveland's farm system, he earned an electrical engineering degree from the University of Toronto in 1961. After leaving baseball, he returned to the university for medical school, graduating in 1977. He became the Blue Jays' team physician in 1979 and served for more than three decades. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inducted him in 1985, followed by Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. Taylor died in Toronto on June 16, 2025, at 87.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 287 | 5 | 33 | 179 | 48 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 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 #419 card?
It is card #419 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Taylor of 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.