1970 Topps #253 Ron Woods
About Ron Woods
Woods batted .183 in 89 games in 1969, 74 of them in the outfield. He hit 2 home runs, drove in 10 and scored 21. The Yankees were his second club that season. His #253, from the second series, pictures him with New York.
Ron Woods was an outfielder from Hamilton, Ohio who reached the majors after five seasons in the Pittsburgh farm system stalled at Double-A. Detroit acquired his contract in 1966, and a strong 1968 campaign at Triple-A Toledo earned him a spot on the defending champion Tigers' 1969 roster. Traded to the New York Yankees that June for Tom Tresh, Woods settled into a regular outfield role, starting 147 of 192 games from June 1969 to June 1971. He then moved to the Montreal Expos, where he spent three and a half years. The arrival of veteran Willie Davis in 1974 pushed Woods into a part-time role. He closed out his six-year major league career with a .233 average and 26 home runs in 582 games, then finished his playing days in Japan with the Chunichi Dragons.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 178 | 10 | 24 | 91 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 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 #253 card?
It is card #253 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Woods of the New York Yankees.
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.