1971 Topps #327 1970 World Series Game 1: Powell Homers to Opposite Field!
About this card
Cards #327-332 follow the 1970 World Series between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cincinnati Reds game by game - Games 1 through 5 on #327-331 - and #332 closes the run with the Orioles' celebration.
The story on this card
Game 1 of the 1970 World Series opened the first Series games played on artificial turf, at Cincinnati's new Riverfront Stadium. The Reds took a 3-0 lead on Jim Palmer, with a Johnny Bench RBI single in the first and a Lee May two-run homer in the third. Boog Powell, the 1970 A.L. MVP, answered with a two-run homer off Gary Nolan in the fourth, and Elrod Hendricks tied the game with a fifth-inning homer. The game turned in the sixth, when umpire Ken Burkhart called Bernie Carbo out at the plate on a Ty Cline chopper. Brooks Robinson's seventh-inning homer put Baltimore ahead for the first time, and Pete Richert closed out the 4-3 win after Palmer walked Pete Rose in the ninth. Card #327 belongs to the World Series subset, carries the Baltimore Orioles and was issued in the third series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 524 | 1 | 17 | 248 | 189 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 1 |
| SGC | 37 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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 card: #1 1970 World Champions (Baltimore Orioles)
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- #99 Mark Belanger
- #122 Eddie Watt
- #137 Marcelino Lopez
- #170 Mike Cuellar
- #193 Bob Grich
- #195 1970 A.L. Playoffs Game 1: Powell Muscles Twins!
- #196 1970 A.L. Playoffs Game 2: McNally Makes It Two Straight!
- #197 1970 A.L. Playoffs Game 3: Palmer Mows 'Em Down!
- #198 1970 A.L. Playoffs: Orioles Celebrate!
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #327 card?
It is card #327 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, 1970 World Series Game 1: Powell Homers to Opposite Field!. Cards #327-332 follow the 1970 World Series between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cincinnati Reds game by game - Games 1 through 5 on #327-331 - and #332 closes the run with the Orioles' celebration.
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.