1970 Topps #256 Vic Davalillo
About Vic Davalillo
Davalillo's second-series #256 shows him with St. Louis. He hit .311 in 1970, collecting 57 hits in 183 at-bats and driving in 33 runs. Used mainly off the bench, he started 23 games and pinch-hit in 74. His pinch-hit total was later corrected from 24 to 23.
Vic Davalillo began professional baseball as a pitcher in Cincinnati's organization before becoming an outfielder. With Jacksonville, he won the International League batting title at .346 in 1962, then reached Cleveland the following spring. His 16 major league seasons took him through six clubs and produced 1,122 hits and a .279 average. He played on championship teams in Pittsburgh and Oakland, then laid down a two-out bunt hit that began the Dodgers' ninth-inning rally in Game 3 of the 1977 NLCS. His winter career in Venezuela lasted 30 seasons and included four batting titles and 1,505 hits. He joined the inaugural class of the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003 and gave baseball clinics to young people in his homeland.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 184 | 8 | 33 | 102 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 #256 card?
It is card #256 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Vic Davalillo of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.