1976 Topps #70 Father & Son - Big Leaguers - Roy Smalley / Roy Smalley, Jr.
On this card: Roy Smalley, Roy Smalley, Jr.
About this card
Cards #66-70 are the Father & Son subset, each pairing a big leaguer with his big-league father: Gus and Buddy Bell (#66), Ray and Bob Boone (#67), Joe Coleman and Joe Coleman, Jr. (#68), Jim and Mike Hegan (#69) and Roy Smalley and Roy Smalley, Jr. (#70). #70 gives the elder Roy Smalley the Milwaukee Braves - the Braves moved to Atlanta after 1965 - and is correct as printed.
The story on this card
Card #70 is the 1976 Topps Father & Son card for the two Roy Smalleys. The father, Roy Smalley Jr., is printed as Roy Smalley with the Milwaukee Braves, his club in 1954 after he played shortstop for the Cubs from 1948 to 1953. His son, Roy Smalley III, is printed as Roy Smalley, Jr. with the Texas Rangers. The elder Smalley finished in the majors in 1958 with the Phillies. The younger Smalley had debuted with Texas on April 30, 1975, and in 1976 he played 144 games and hit .259, split between the Rangers and the Minnesota Twins.
Roy Smalley was a shortstop for the Cubs, Braves and Phillies from 1948 to 1958, the father of major league shortstop Roy Smalley III and the manager who led the Class C Reno Silver Sox to first place in 1961. Roy Smalley, Jr. - switch-hitting shortstop for the Rangers, Twins, Yankees and White Sox from 1975 to 1987, the No. 1 pick of the January 1974 draft. He was voted the American League's starting shortstop for the 1979 All-Star Game and played on Minnesota's 1987 champions.
Sources: Wikipedia (Roy Smalley Jr.) · Wikipedia (Roy Smalley III) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 107 | 2 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1976 Topps #70 card?
It is card #70 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Roy Smalley and Roy Smalley, Jr. Cards #66-70 are the Father & Son subset, each pairing a big leaguer with his big-league father: Gus and Buddy Bell (#66), Ray and Bob Boone (#67), Joe Coleman and Joe Coleman, Jr. (#68), Jim and Mike Hegan (#69) and Roy Smalley and Roy Smalley, Jr. (#70). #70 gives the elder Roy Smalley the Milwaukee Braves - the Braves moved to Atlanta after 1965 - and is correct as printed.
Why does #70 name the Milwaukee Braves?
It gives the elder Roy Smalley the Milwaukee Braves, a club from his playing career - the Braves moved to Atlanta after 1965 - so the card is correct as printed. The card names the two men Roy Smalley and Roy Smalley, Jr.; by their own names they are Roy Smalley Jr. and his son, Roy Smalley III.
How many cards are in the 1976 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1 through 660 with none skipped and printed in equal quantities as a single series. No card carries a catalogued print variation, so the base set and the master set are the same 660 cards.
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.