1970 Topps #309 World Series Game 5 - Koosman Shuts The Door!
About this card
Cards #305-310 follow the 1969 World Series, the New York Mets over the Baltimore Orioles, game by game - Games 1 through 5 - and close with #310, the Mets' celebration.
The story on this card
Game 5 of the 1969 World Series, played October 16 at Shea Stadium before 57,397 fans, ended 5-3 for the Mets over Baltimore and gave them the Series four games to one. Dave McNally hit a two-run homer off Jerry Koosman in the third, and Frank Robinson homered two batters later for a 3-0 Orioles lead. Koosman then retired 19 of the next 21 batters, allowing a single and a walk. Cleon Jones was awarded first base on the shoe-polish pitch in the sixth, and Donn Clendenon followed with his third homer of the Series to make it 3-2. Al Weis homered to tie it in the seventh, and Ron Swoboda doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth. Davey Johnson flied out to Jones for the final out and Koosman's second win of the Series. Topps #309 covers the game under Koosman's name and was printed in the third series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 597 | 10 | 153 | 315 | 62 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| SGC | 32 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 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 #309 card?
It is card #309 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, World Series Game 5 - Koosman Shuts The Door!. Cards #305-310 follow the 1969 World Series, the New York Mets over the Baltimore Orioles, game by game - Games 1 through 5 - and close with #310, the Mets' celebration.
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.