1971 Topps #61 1970 American League Batting Leaders - Alex Johnson / Carl Yastrzemski / Tony Oliva
On this card: Alex Johnson, Carl Yastrzemski, Tony Oliva
About this card
Cards #61-72 are the twelve League Leaders cards on the 1970 season - batting, RBI, home runs, ERA, pitching and strikeouts - with the American League card first and the National League card second in each pair, and three of the leaders on each card.
The story on this card
Card #61 in the first series of 1971 Topps is the American League batting leaders board for 1970, the first card of the League Leaders subset (#61-72). Alex Johnson of the California Angels is printed first, then Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox and Tony Oliva of the Minnesota Twins. Johnson won the title at .329, passing Yastrzemski with two hits on the last day of the season, .3289 to .3286. Yastrzemski's .329 was a career high. Oliva finished third at .325 and led the league with 204 hits for the fifth time.
Alex Johnson - a right-handed outfielder who won the 1970 American League batting title with California and played for eight clubs between 1964 and 1976, finishing with a .288 career average. Carl Yastrzemski, 'Yaz,' gave Boston all 23 of his seasons, following Ted Williams in left field. He won the 1967 Triple Crown and MVP, three batting titles, seven Gold Gloves and 18 All-Star nods, and reached Cooperstown on the first ballot in 1989. Tony Oliva - Minnesota's smooth-swinging Cuban right fielder, the 1964 American League Rookie of the Year and a three-time batting champion who made the All-Star team in each of his first eight full seasons before knee injuries took over; Cooperstown called in December 2021.
Sources: Wikipedia (Tony Oliva) · Wikipedia (Carl Yastrzemski) · Wikipedia (Alex Johnson) · SABR BioProject (Alex Johnson) · SABR BioProject (Tony Oliva) · Baseball Almanac (Carl Yastrzemski) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 518 | 1 | 11 | 111 | 188 | 97 | 53 | 55 | 2 |
| SGC | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
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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Related cards
Team cards: #442 California Angels, #386 Boston Red Sox, #522 Minnesota Twins
More California Angels cards:
- #15 Andy Messersmith
- #43 Steve Kealey
- #67 1970 American League ERA Leaders
- #78 Jim Spencer
- #105 Tony Conigliaro
- #152 Angels 1971 Rookie Stars
More Boston Red Sox cards:
- #9 George Scott
- #31 Eddie Kasko
- #58 Bill Lee
- #63 1970 American League RBI Leaders
- #65 1970 American League Home Run Leaders
- #89 Ken Brett
More Minnesota Twins cards:
- #7 Jim Holt
- #26 Bert Blyleven
- #65 1970 American League Home Run Leaders
- #69 1970 American League Pitching Leaders
- #74 Twins 1971 Rookie Stars
- #95 Luis Tiant
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #61 card?
It is card #61 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Alex Johnson, Carl Yastrzemski and Tony Oliva. Cards #61-72 are the twelve League Leaders cards on the 1970 season - batting, RBI, home runs, ERA, pitching and strikeouts - with the American League card first and the National League card second in each pair, and three of the leaders on each card.
How many cards are in the 1971 Topps Baseball set?
752 cards, tracked as 761 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 752 with none skipped, issued in six print series (132/131/130/130/120/109 cards), the sixth (#644-752) the high numbers; seven cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - the #42, #265 and #306 photo pairs and the #123, #206, #369 and #619 checklists, #369 and #619 in three printings each.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA (its price guide, master set registry and set article), 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.