1971 Topps #62 1970 National League Batting Leaders - Rico Carty / Joe Torre / Manny Sanguillen
On this card: Rico Carty, Joe Torre, Manny Sanguillen
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
The 1970 National League batting race put an Atlanta outfielder far ahead of the field. Rico Carty won the title at .366, the highest average in the majors since Ted Williams hit .388 in 1957. Joe Torre of St. Louis followed at .325 on 203 hits, with Pittsburgh catcher Manny Sanguillen also at .325 in third place on 158 hits. Card #62 in the 1971 Topps League Leaders subset (#61-72), a series one card, pictures the three men with the Braves, Cardinals and Pirates in that order. Carty hit that average in 136 games and started the All-Star Game as the first write-in selection.
Rico Carty, a Dominican-born outfielder, hit .299 over fifteen big-league seasons, capturing the 1970 National League batting title at .366 and helping the Atlanta Braves win their first division championship in 1969. Joe Torre was a nine-time All-Star catcher and infielder who won the 1971 National League MVP award with St. Louis, then managed the Yankees to four World Series titles. He entered the Hall of Fame in 2014. Manny Sanguillen - Panama-born catcher for the Pirates' 1970s division winners and 1971 and 1979 World Series champions, a free-swinging bad-ball hitter who rarely walked and batted .296 for his career.
Sources: Wikipedia (Rico Carty) · Wikipedia (Joe Torre) · SABR BioProject (Rico Carty) · SABR BioProject (Joe Torre) · SABR BioProject (Manny Sanguillen) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 529 | 0 | 21 | 212 | 186 | 65 | 29 | 15 | 1 |
| SGC | 33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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: #652 Atlanta Braves, #308 St. Louis Cardinals, #603 Pittsburgh Pirates
More Atlanta Braves cards:
- #8 Mike McQueen
- #30 Phil Niekro
- #52 Braves 1971 Rookie Stars
- #81 Felix Millan
- #88 Hal King
- #147 Bob Priddy
More St. Louis Cardinals cards:
- #4 Vic Davalillo
- #32 Jerry DaVanon
- #55 Steve Carlton
- #70 1970 National League Pitching Leaders
- #72 1970 National League Strikeout Leaders
- #96 Joe Hague
More Pittsburgh Pirates cards:
- #2 Dock Ellis
- #27 Pirates 1971 Rookie Stars
- #47 Johnny Jeter
- #68 1970 National League ERA Leaders
- #73 George Brunet
- #110 Bill Mazeroski
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #62 card?
It is card #62 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rico Carty, Joe Torre and Manny Sanguillen. 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.