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.1970 Topps Inserts
- Posters
- Booklets
- Scratch-Offs
Subsets include
- World Series Highlight (WS)
- Playoff cards (CS)
- Statistical Leaders (LL)
- All Star cards (AS)
- Multi-Player Rookie
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 SP | |
| 654 | Rookie Stars SP | |
| 670 | Ron Santo SP | |
| 699 | Hank Aguirre SP | |
| 714 | Al Spangler SP |
1970 Topps Insert Posters
Topps includes All Star Posters in their own wax packs, which measure 8-11/16" X 9-5/8". These somewhat rare All-Star Poster wax packs are often referred to as a "Test Issue" pack. When unfolded, the posters consistently featured lines that detracted from their overall appearance. Ron Santo was part of the Cubs team, and my poster still adorns the wall in my sports man cave.
1970 Topps Insert Scratch-Offs
Included with the regular Topps baseball card packs from that year were scratch-off cards. The scratch-off game is played by rubbing off the black on the playing squares to uncover the "action," while the back provides a scoreboard and instructions for playing. The scratch-off side of the card has a white background. It is a fun game to engage in, with dimensions of 3 3/8" x 5" and featuring 24 player cards, including Glenn Beckert representing the Cubs.
This is how it looks whwn unfolded and scratch off
In 2019, Heritage introduced a comparable insert for their high-number cards, showcasing the notable Rizzo.
1970 Topps Insert Booklets
To wrap up the year, Topps would introduce its high series wax packs, which came with a free story booklet as an insert. In a manner similar to the All-Star Poster inserts, these story booklets were also sold individually in wax packs, but only in very limited numbers. Each booklet includes a six-page story about a player from each team, resulting in a total of 24 miniature biographies of baseball players within the set. Each numbered paper booklet, showcasing one player per team, consists of six pages of comic book-style narrative, with a checklist available on the back page. These compact booklets measure approximately 2 1/2" by 3 7/16". Mr. Cub himself was featured in this collection, which contains invaluable information.
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