Number of Cards
1970 Topps grew to a new high of 720 cards, of which 32 are Cubs players.Card Dimensions
The standard-sized cards are the following dimensions: 2-1/2" by 3-1/2"Basic Features
The front of these cards features a color player photograph with a thin white frame and a gray border. The players' team is located at the top, and the players' name (in script font) is located at the bottom, along with their position.The backs are in horizontal format and include the now standard statistics, biographical data, and a cartoon.
Subsets include
- World Series Highlight (WS)
- Playoff cards (CS)
- Statistical Leaders (LL)
- All Star cards (AS)
- Multi-Player Rookie
1970 Topps Baseball marks the first Topps set since 1952 to not have a Mickey Mantle card in the set.
Released in 7 series
- series 1 (1-132)
- series 2 (133-263)
- series 3 (264-372)
- series 4 (373-459)
- series 5 (460-546)
- series 6 (547-633),
- series 7 (634-720)
Short Prints
The high series cards (634-720) are scarce and demand a premium.
1970 Chicago Cubs Topps Checklist
| Number | Player |
| 46 | Ken Rudolph RC |
| 63 | NL RBI Leaders |
| 69 | NL Pitching Leaders |
| 71 | NL Strikeout Leaders |
| 80 | Don Kessinger |
| 117 | Don Young |
| 170 | Billy Williams |
| 192 | Jim Qualls |
| 223 | Nate Oliver |
| 240 | Ferguson Jenkins |
| 258 | Paul Popovich |
| 265 | Randy Hundley |
| 291 | Leo Durocher MG |
| 318 | Willie Smith |
| 334 | Phil Regan |
| 375 | Johnny Callison |
| 405 | Bill Hands |
| 429 | Rookie Stars |
| 454 | Ron Santo AS |
| 456 | Don Kessinger AS |
| 480 | Glenn Beckert |
| 505 | Ken Holtzman |
| 541 | Bill Heath |
| 562 | Ted Abernathy |
| 593 | Chicago Cubs TC |
| 612 | Jim Hickman |
| 630 | Ernie Banks |
| 649 | Jimmie Hall |
| 654 | Rookie Stars |
| 670 | Ron Santo |
| 699 | Hank Aguirre |
| 714 | Al Spangler |
