1971 Topps #370 Joe Torre
About Joe Torre
Torre appears on first-series batting leaders #62 with Atlanta's Rico Carty and Pittsburgh's Manny Sanguillen, and on third-series Cardinals card #370. With Ted Simmons taking over as the full-time catcher in 1971, Torre played all 161 games at third base and started there in the All-Star Game. He earned August Player of the Month honors by batting .373 with five home runs and 27 RBI, then received the Hutch Award in December.
Joe Torre played catcher, first base and third base for the Braves, Cardinals and Mets before managing five major-league clubs. Raised in Brooklyn, he followed his older brother Frank into the Braves organization in 1959. Frank had advised him to try catching as a route to professional baseball. Torre won the Northern League batting title with a .344 average at Eau Claire in 1960 and reached Milwaukee that September. Over 18 major-league seasons he batted .297 and made nine All-Star teams. He collected 2,342 hits, 252 home runs and 1,185 RBI. His 1971 National League MVP season with St. Louis included major-league leads in average (.363), hits (230) and RBI (137). He became the Mets' player-manager in 1977 and retired as a player that June. Torre managed the Mets, Braves and Cardinals before taking over the Yankees in 1996. New York won six pennants and four World Series under him, with championships in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000. He finished his 29-season managerial career with the Dodgers in 2010 and 2,326 wins. Elected unanimously by the Expansion Era Committee in December 2013, he entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 2014.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 584 | 1 | 14 | 162 | 208 | 98 | 51 | 50 | 0 |
| SGC | 88 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 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
More Joe Torre in this set: #62 League Leaders
Team card: #308 St. Louis Cardinals
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- #4 Vic Davalillo
- #32 Jerry DaVanon
- #55 Steve Carlton
- #62 1970 National League Batting Leaders
- #70 1970 National League Pitching Leaders
- #72 1970 National League Strikeout Leaders
- #96 Joe Hague
- #117 Ted Simmons
- #158 Jerry Reuss
- #185 Julian Javier
- #216 Cards 1971 Rookie Stars
- #239 Red Schoendienst
- #257 Nelson Briles
- #286 Jerry McNertney
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #370 card?
It is card #370 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Torre of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.