1963 Topps #386 1963 Rookie Stars
On this card: Ed Kirkpatrick, John Bateman, Garry Roggenburk, Larry Bearnarth
About this card
The twenty Rookie Stars cards, four players each and all titled "1963 Rookie Stars", carry the rookie class - Pete Rose on #537, Willie Stargell on #553, Tony Oliva and Ed Kranepool on #228, Rusty Staub on #544, Bill Freehan on #466 and Dave McNally on #562. Three of them (#169, #208, #544) are rookie cards for only some of the men pictured.
The story on this card
Card #386 is Kirkpatrick's rookie card, a fifth-series Rookie Stars issue that crowds four organizations onto one front: Houston catcher John Bateman, Minnesota left-hander Garry Roggenburk and Mets right-hander Larry Bearnarth stand alongside the Angels teenager. The other three were all genuine 1963 rookies, each of them reaching the majors that April. Kirkpatrick had beaten them there, if barely, and had almost nothing to show for it - three September games for the 1962 Angels, six at-bats, no hits, one game caught. Ed 'Spanky' Kirkpatrick was an Angels signee who caught and played the outfield across 16 big-league seasons, starting in left field in the first game the Kansas City Royals ever played and later riding two Pittsburgh division winners.
Card 386 sits in the fifth series, and it is his recognized rookie card: a four-player Rookie Stars panel he shares with Ed Kirkpatrick, Garry Roggenburk and Larry Bearnarth, covering the Colt.45s, Angels, Twins and Mets. Named Houston's No. 1 catcher in camp, he lost Opening Day to a hand injury, debuted April 19 as a pinch-hitter and struck out against Sandy Koufax, then caught Don Nottebart's 4-1 no-hitter on May 17, the first in franchise history. He hit .210 in 128 games but led the club with 10 home runs and 59 RBIs, and drew only 13 walks against 103 strikeouts. John Bateman - a hard-throwing Oklahoma catcher who wrote letters begging for a tryout, reached Houston after one season in Class C, and became the only man to catch the first no-hitter for two different franchises before finishing behind the plate for Steve Carlton.
The Twins had to keep Roggenburk on the big-league staff in 1963 or expose him to that fall's first-year player draft, so the rookie opened the season in Minnesota's bullpen and debuted April 20 against the White Sox. Used first as a situational lefty, then for longer relief stints and a couple of spot starts, he finished at 2.16 over 50 innings, with a 1.44 ERA in relief work. Card #386 is a fifth-series Rookie Stars quartet and his recognized rookie card, a plain number; he shares the frame with Ed Kirkpatrick, John Bateman and Larry Bearnarth, putting his Twins alongside the Angels, Colt .45's and Mets. A lanky Cleveland left-hander who turned down the NBA for a Twins contract, pitched one healthy and effective rookie season, then spent six more years fighting elbow surgeries with Minnesota, Boston and Seattle before walking away at 29.
Bearnarth broke camp with the second-year Mets and debuted on April 16, 1963, at Cincinnati's Crosley Field. By season's end Casey Stengel had used him 58 times, a club record, and 34 of those outings were games he finished; two were starts. He went 3-8 with a 3.42 ERA and four saves over 126 1/3 innings, most of it on a sinker that got double plays when the fastball would not. His card is 1963 Topps #386, a fifth-series Rookie Stars entry shared with Ed Kirkpatrick, John Bateman and Garry Roggenburk, whose Angels, Colt .45's and Twins join his Mets on the front. A St. John's sinkerballer who got by without much of a fastball, Larry Bearnarth set a Mets club record with 58 appearances as a 1963 rookie, then spent a quarter-century after his playing days coaching pitchers for the Expos and Rockies.
Sources: Wikipedia (John Bateman) · Wikipedia (Garry Roggenburk) · Wikipedia (Larry Bearnarth) · Wikipedia (Ed Kirkpatrick) · SABR BioProject (John Bateman) · SABR BioProject (Garry Roggenburk) · SABR BioProject (Larry Bearnarth)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 268 | 0 | 11 | 105 | 101 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-09-24. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #386 card?
It is card #386 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ed Kirkpatrick, John Bateman, Garry Roggenburk and Larry Bearnarth. The twenty Rookie Stars cards, four players each and all titled "1963 Rookie Stars", carry the rookie class - Pete Rose on #537, Willie Stargell on #553, Tony Oliva and Ed Kranepool on #228, Rusty Staub on #544, Bill Freehan on #466 and Dave McNally on #562. Three of them (#169, #208, #544) are rookie cards for only some of the men pictured.
Is 1963 Topps #386 a rookie card?
Yes - #386 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Ed Kirkpatrick, John Bateman, Garry Roggenburk and Larry Bearnarth.
How many cards are in the 1963 Topps Baseball set?
576 cards, tracked as 583 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 576 with no gaps and no number used twice, and seven cards carry a catalogued print variation - three checklists, the two Rookie Stars cards also printed with a "1962" heading, and the #341 Jack Baldschun and #454 Art Fowler print states - that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, The Topps Archives, 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 2026-10-03.