1970 Topps #713 Seattle Pilots
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club, and every club also has a manager card of its own.
The story on this card
The Seattle Pilots existed for one season, 1969. Topps #713 in the 1970 set is the Pilots team card, a high number from the seventh series. Joe Schultz's expansion club went 64-98 and finished sixth in the new American League West, 33 games behind the Minnesota Twins, scoring 639 runs and allowing 799. Home games were played at aging Sick's Stadium, where attendance of 677,944 ranked 20th of the 24 major league clubs despite some of the highest ticket prices in the majors. The money problems ended in bankruptcy, and a federal court in Seattle approved the sale of the team on March 31, 1970. The franchise opened the 1970 season in Milwaukee as the Brewers, yet Topps still issued Pilots cards in every series that year. Jim Bouton's Ball Four documented part of the Pilots' season.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 727 | 5 | 71 | 268 | 163 | 114 | 47 | 56 | 3 |
| SGC | 115 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 16 | 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 #713 card?
It is card #713 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Seattle Pilots. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club, and every club also has a manager card of its own.
Why does this card say Seattle Pilots?
Because the card prints the Seattle Pilots, and it is correct as printed: the franchise played the 1970 season as the Milwaukee Brewers, but thirty 1970 Topps cards print the Pilots - the #713 team card, #556 Dave Bristol's manager card, the #88 Pilots Rookie Stars and twenty-seven player cards. 1970 Topps is the second and last Topps flagship set with Seattle Pilots cards.
Why is #713 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last series, #634-720 - the high numbers, and the toughest series of the set to find.
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.