1970 Topps #29 Sandy Alomar
About Sandy Alomar
Alomar played all 162 games for California in 1970 and led the American League with 735 plate appearances. He batted .251 and stole 35 bases. Selected for the All-Star Game, he flied out against Claude Osteen in the twelfth inning. That winter he batted .343 for Ponce and won the Puerto Rican league MVP award. His Topps card was first-series #29.
Sandy Alomar played fifteen major league seasons as a switch-hitting infielder, appearing in 1,481 games and stealing 227 bases. He signed with the Milwaukee Braves organization in 1960 and reached the majors in September 1964. Before that debut, he played alongside his brother Demetrio at Davenport and batted .329 for Boise in 1962. His major league career took him through the Braves, Mets, White Sox, Angels, Yankees and Rangers, with a .245 average, 13 home runs and 282 RBI. Alomar later coached in the majors. In 1985 he coached at Charleston, where his sons Sandy Jr. and Roberto were teammates; Sandy Jr. later became a six-time All-Star catcher and Roberto a 12-time All-Star second baseman.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 210 | 2 | 36 | 131 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 #29 card?
It is card #29 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Sandy Alomar of the California Angels.
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.