1963 Topps #466 1963 Rookie Stars
On this card: Nate Oliver, Tony Martinez, Jerry Robinson, Bill Freehan
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
Oliver's rookie card is 1963 Topps #466, a four-player Rookie Stars panel out of the sixth series - a semi-high number. He shares it with Cleveland's Tony Martinez, San Francisco farmhand Jerry Robinson and Detroit catcher Bill Freehan, who went on to 11 All-Star selections, five Gold Gloves and a ring with the 1968 world champion Tigers. Oliver hit second in the Dodgers' Opening Day lineup on April 9, 1963 and singled to right in his first major league at-bat. His average settled in the .230s, Jim Gilliam reclaimed the job, and Los Angeles sent him back to Spokane in late July at .239 in 65 games. A light-hitting, quick-footed Dodgers second baseman of the 1960s, Nate Oliver was with three Los Angeles pennant winners but reached the field in only one World Series game, then spent decades managing and coaching in the minors.
1963 Topps #466 is a four-player Rookie Stars card from the set's sixth print series, a semi-high number, and it is Martinez's recognized rookie card. He shares it with Nate Oliver of the Dodgers, Bill Freehan of the Tigers and Jerry Robinson. Freehan grew into an eleven-time All-Star catcher, a five-time Gold Glove winner and a 1968 World Series champion in Detroit. Martinez came in fresh off the International League MVP award, and he and Oliver both debuted on April 9, 1963. He started Cleveland's first 35 games and hit .167 with 21 hits, was optioned out on May 26, and a September recall gave him an eight-game look and a .156 line across 43 games. Cuban shortstop signed by Cleveland in 1960 and named the 1962 International League MVP at Jacksonville, then the Indians' Opening Day shortstop in 1963 whose bat never followed him up; 73 big-league games, all in Cleveland.
Card #466, from the sixth series of the 1963 Topps set, is a multi-player Rookie Stars issue pairing four unproven prospects: Nate Oliver of the Cleveland Indians organization, Tony Martinez of the Detroit Tigers organization, Jerry Robinson of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, and Bill Freehan of the San Francisco Giants organization. It is a semi-high number, and it is recognized as a rookie card for Robinson, who never advanced past the minors, along with the other three players pictured. Jerry Robinson, a Los Angeles Dodgers farmhand who never reached the majors, shares this 1963 Topps Rookie Stars card; almost nothing else about his career survives in the record.
Freehan's rookie card is 1963 Topps #466, a series-6 semi-high number and one of the four-player Rookie Stars cards, shared with Nate Oliver, Tony Martinez and Jerry Robinson. His major league record when it was printed ran to four games: a late-September 1961 call-up in which he went 4-for-10, all four hits singles. He spent 1962 at Denver in the American Association, batting .283 with nine home runs and 58 RBI, then came back to Detroit for good in 1963 and reached base nine straight times in a 15-plate-appearance burst that produced three home runs, a triple and three doubles. Bill Freehan was the Tigers' sure-handed catcher for all 15 of his big-league seasons, an 11-time All-Star with five straight Gold Gloves who anchored Detroit's pitching staff to the 1968 World Series title.
Sources: Wikipedia (Nate Oliver) · Wikipedia (Bill Freehan) · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 826 | 2 | 48 | 219 | 214 | 163 | 100 | 75 | 5 |
| SGC | 171 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 39 | 25 | 34 | 39 | 8 |
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 #466 card?
It is card #466 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Nate Oliver, Tony Martinez, Jerry Robinson and Bill Freehan. 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 #466 a rookie card?
Yes - #466 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Nate Oliver, Tony Martinez, Jerry Robinson and Bill Freehan.
Why is #466 harder to find?
It is a semi-high card from the sixth print series, #447-511 - the run where the set's short prints sit. Scarcer than series 1-5, easier than series 7.
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.