1971 Topps #70 1970 National League Pitching Leaders - Bob Gibson / Gaylord Perry / Fergie Jenkins
On this card: Bob Gibson, Gaylord Perry, Fergie Jenkins
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 wins board on 1971 Topps #70, a League Leaders card from the first series, had a tie at the top. Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals went 23-7 and Gaylord Perry of the San Francisco Giants went 23-13, while Fergie Jenkins of the Chicago Cubs followed at 22-16. Perry also led the league with 328 2/3 innings, ahead of Jenkins's 313 and Gibson's 294. Gibson and Jenkins each struck out 274 batters that year, with Perry at 214.
Bob Gibson pitched all seventeen of his seasons for the Cardinals. A two-time Cy Young winner and two-time World Series Most Valuable Player, he posted a 1.12 earned run average in 1968. Hall of Fame, 1981. Giants right-hander Gaylord Perry had shared a pitching staff with his brother long before professional baseball. At Williamston High School, Gaylord and Jim threw consecutive shutouts to sweep a best-of-three state championship series. Fergie Jenkins was the control artist at the front of the Cubs rotation, winning 20 games in six straight seasons and the 1971 National League Cy Young Award on his way to 284 wins, 3,192 strikeouts and a 1991 Hall of Fame plaque.
Sources: Wikipedia (Bob Gibson) · Wikipedia (Gaylord Perry) · SABR BioProject (Bob Gibson) · SABR BioProject (Gaylord Perry) · SABR BioProject (Fergie Jenkins) · National Baseball Hall of Fame · Baseball Almanac (Bob Gibson) · Baseball Almanac (Gaylord Perry) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 646 | 0 | 9 | 151 | 226 | 109 | 74 | 74 | 3 |
| SGC | 95 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 19 | 4 |
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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Team cards: #308 St. Louis Cardinals, #563 San Francisco Giants, #502 Chicago Cubs
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- #19 Skip Pitlock
- #50 Willie McCovey
- #108 John Cumberland
- #128 Frank Johnson
- #140 Gaylord Perry
- #155 Ken Henderson
More Chicago Cubs cards:
- #12 Johnny Callison
- #38 Jim Colborn
- #64 1970 National League RBI Leaders
- #66 1970 National League Home Run Leaders
- #72 1970 National League Strikeout Leaders
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #70 card?
It is card #70 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Gibson, Gaylord Perry and Fergie Jenkins. 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.