1970 Topps

Without question, this has to be one of the most boring sets in the history of baseball cards. Not only are the gray borders ugly, but they have made it almost impossible to find these cards in decent condition at a reasonable price. So much so that I don't even look for them in anything less than poor condition. 

Topps issued this set in seven series, with the last series being the only one that has a real premium over the other six. Of course, Al Kaline is in the final series, so I'm guessing a good condition card of his goes for a pretty penny. But I'll never know....

In the days before free agency though, this set still contains a large number of heroes from the '68 team, so it's not all that bad. 

Anyhow, without wasting anymore time trying to come up with something good to say about them, here's the team breakdown for 1970 Topps:

Series 1

12 John Hiller

33 Don Wert

70 AL Pitching Leaders - McLain

72 AL Strikeout Leaders - Lolich

95 Earl Wilson

98 Gates Brown

129 Jimmie Price

Series 2

152 Ike Brown

177 Jim Northrup

207 Tigers Rookies Norman McRae/Bob Reed

Series 3

269 Cesar Gutierrez

313 Mayo Smith

335 Bill Freehan

356 Fred Lasher

Series 4

383 Mickey Stanley

400 Denny McLain

424 Mike Kilkenny

Series 5

465 Bill Freehan All Star

467 Denny McLain All Star

475 Dick McAuliffe

508 Joe Niekro

520 Willie Horton

Series 6

554 Tom Timmerman

579 Detroit Tigers Team Card

592 Daryl Patterson

611 Norm Cash

Series 7

640 Al Kaline

661 Jerry Robertson

682 Dalton Jones

698 Tom Tresh

715 Mickey Lolich

Wow, that's a lot of series. Can you imagine how many Mike Rabelo cards Topps would issue if they produced seven series today?