1971 Topps #64 1970 National League RBI Leaders - Johnny Bench / Tony Perez / Billy Williams
On this card: Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Billy Williams
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 RBI race belonged to Johnny Bench, whose 148 runs batted in set a Reds franchise record. Tony Perez of Cincinnati and Billy Williams of the Cubs ended level at 129 apiece. Bench also led the majors with 45 home runs and took the league MVP award, with Williams second in that vote and Perez third. The Reds won 102 games, swept Pittsburgh in the NLCS and lost the World Series to Baltimore in five games. Williams drove in his 129 runs with 42 home runs and a .322 average. The card is 1971 Topps #64, in the first series, one of the League Leaders cards numbered #61-72.
Johnny Bench spent his entire 17-season career with Cincinnati. The catcher won two National League MVP awards and ten straight Gold Gloves, played on two World Series winners and entered the Hall of Fame in 1989. Tony Perez went from a Cuban sugar mill team to 23 major-league seasons and 1,652 RBI. The seven-time All-Star played first and third base for Cincinnati, later managed the Reds and Marlins, and entered the Hall of Fame in 2000. Billy Williams, the sweet-swinging left fielder who played beside Ernie Banks and Ron Santo on the Cubs, won a batting title and a Rookie of the Year award and once played 1,117 games in a row.
Sources: Wikipedia (Johnny Bench) · Wikipedia (Billy Williams) · SABR BioProject (Johnny Bench) · SABR BioProject (Tony Perez) · SABR BioProject (Billy Williams 2) · National Baseball Hall of Fame · Baseball Almanac (Billy Williams) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 860 | 0 | 11 | 231 | 317 | 137 | 83 | 77 | 4 |
| SGC | 157 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 45 | 32 | 23 | 7 |
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: #357 Cincinnati Reds, #502 Chicago Cubs
More Cincinnati Reds cards:
- #14 Dave Concepcion
- #40 Lee May
- #66 1970 National League Home Run Leaders
- #68 1970 National League ERA Leaders
- #75 Gary Nolan
- #100 Pete Rose
More Chicago Cubs cards:
- #12 Johnny Callison
- #38 Jim Colborn
- #66 1970 National League Home Run Leaders
- #70 1970 National League Pitching Leaders
- #72 1970 National League Strikeout Leaders
- #90 Joe Pepitone
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #64 card?
It is card #64 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Johnny Bench, Tony Perez and Billy Williams. 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.