1963 Topps #66 Mike Joyce
About Mike Joyce
His rookie card, and his first Topps card of any kind: #66 sits in the first series of the 1963 set. It catches a White Sox reliever coming off a genuinely useful rookie year. After opening 1962 in the low minors, Joyce was summoned on July 2 and threw a scoreless inning in relief of Frank Baumann against the Tigers at Tiger Stadium, then stuck for the rest of the season: 25 games, all but one in relief, a 2-1 record with wins over Baltimore and Boston, a 3.32 ERA and two saves for a club that won 85 games.
Michael Lewis Joyce, born February 12, 1941 in Detroit, attended Dondero High School in Royal Oak and pitched at the University of Michigan, where future All-Star catcher Bill Freehan was a teammate and Joyce was named All-Big Ten in 1961. The Chicago White Sox signed the 6-foot-2 right-hander as an amateur free agent before the 1962 season. He spent the first half of that year in the low minors, then debuted on July 2, 1962 with a scoreless inning of relief against the Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium. Used almost entirely out of the bullpen - one start in 31 career appearances - he went 2-1 with a 4.33 ERA, two saves, 22 walks and 16 strikeouts in 54 innings across parts of two seasons, every one of them for the White Sox. Chicago sold him to the New York Mets for cash on March 31, 1964, but he damaged his pitching shoulder that spring and never pitched in the majors again, going 0-13 with a 7.09 ERA at several levels of the Mets' system before two last minor league outings in 1965 closed out his career.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 231 | 0 | 7 | 86 | 103 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 #66 card?
It is card #66 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Joyce of the Chicago White Sox.
Is 1963 Topps #66 a rookie card?
Yes - #66 is the 1963 Topps rookie card of Mike Joyce.
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.