1974 Topps #470 1973 A.L. Playoffs
Pictures a Hall of Famer: Reggie Jackson.
About this card
Cards #470 and #471 cover the 1973 league playoffs - #470 the American League and #471 the National League - ahead of the eight World Series cards, #472-479.
The story on this card
Card #470 is the American League card of the Playoffs subset in 1974 Topps (#470-471), with Reggie Jackson representing the Oakland Athletics. The 1973 ALCS against Baltimore ran October 6 to 11 and went five games. Jim Palmer shut Oakland out 6-0 in Game 1 on five hits, striking out 12. Oakland answered in Game 2 with Sal Bando's two home runs in a 6-3 win. Bert Campaneris then homered in the 11th inning of Game 3 for a 2-1 win. Baltimore took Game 4, 5-4, on Bobby Grich's eighth-inning home run off Rollie Fingers. Catfish Hunter clinched it in Game 5 with a five-hit 3-0 shutout before 24,265 fans at the Coliseum, sending Oakland to the World Series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 655 | 13 | 224 | 278 | 58 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 0 |
| SGC | 46 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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: #246 Oakland A's
More Oakland Athletics cards:
- #7 Jim Hunter
- #57 Darold Knowles
- #79 Gene Tenace
- #103 Sal Bando
- #130 Reggie Jackson
- #141 Pat Bourque
- #155 Bert Campaneris
- #180 Ken Holtzman
- #202 1973 Home Run Leaders
- #203 1973 Runs Batted In Leaders
- #212 Rollie Fingers
- #228 Ted Kubiak
- #264 Joe Rudi
- #290 Vida Blue
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #470 card?
It is card #470 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, 1973 A.L. Playoffs. Cards #470 and #471 cover the 1973 league playoffs - #470 the American League and #471 the National League - ahead of the eight World Series cards, #472-479.
How many cards are in the 1974 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 678 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, issued all at once as a single series and printed in equal quantities; 17 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fourteen San Diego / "Washington Nat'l Lea." pairs (thirteen Padres player cards and the #226 team card), the three-state #599 Rookie Pitchers, the #608 Apodaco misspelling and the #654 Jesus Alou front without a position.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, 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.