1970 Topps #300 Tom Seaver
About Tom Seaver
Seaver's 25 wins in 1969 put him on first-series leaders card #69 with Atlanta's Phil Niekro, Chicago's Fergie Jenkins and San Francisco's Juan Marichal. His solo Mets card is third-series #300. On April 22, 1970, he struck out 19 Padres in a 2-1 win, including the last ten batters he faced. He finished the season 18-12 with a 2.82 ERA. He struck out 283 batters in 290 2/3 innings.
Tom Seaver pitched 20 major-league seasons for the Mets, Reds, White Sox and Red Sox, finishing with 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts and a 2.86 ERA. He threw 61 shutouts. The right-hander known as Tom Terrific grew up in Fresno, served in the Marine Corps Reserve and pitched at Fresno City College and Southern California. Commissioner William Eckert voided his 1966 contract with Atlanta because USC had already played exhibition games. The Mets won his signing rights in a lottery that also included Philadelphia and Cleveland. Seaver became the 1967 National League Rookie of the Year and helped the Mets win the 1969 World Series. He won three NL Cy Young Awards, in 1969, 1973 and 1975, and made 12 All-Star teams. His drop-and-drive delivery brought his knee close to the ground as he powered the pitch with his legs. After returning to the Mets in 1983, he joined the White Sox through the free-agent compensation draft. His 300th win was a 4-1 complete game at Yankee Stadium on August 4, 1985. The Mets retired his number 41 in 1988. In 1992 he entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame with 98.84 percent of the writers' vote, then a record.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 4,539 | 3 | 124 | 1,060 | 1,022 | 836 | 638 | 850 | 6 |
| SGC | 1,298 | 1 | 6 | 103 | 267 | 330 | 297 | 284 | 10 |
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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More Tom Seaver in this set: #69 League Leaders
Team card: #1 World Champions (New York Mets)
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- #61 1969 National League Batting Leaders
- #69 1969 National League Pitching Leaders
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- #137 Art Shamsky
- #138 Joe Foy
- #153 Gary Gentry
- #183 Jerry Grote
- #195 N.L. Playoff Game 1 - Seaver Wins Opener!
- #196 N.L. Playoff Game 2 - Mets Show Muscle!
- #197 N.L. Playoff Game 3 - Ryan Saves the Day!
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1970 Topps #300 card?
It is card #300 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Seaver 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.