1964 Topps #536 Mets Rookie Stars - Larry Elliot / John Stephenson
On this card: Larry Elliot, John Stephenson
Rookie-card credit on this Rookie Stars card is generally given to John Stephenson; Elliot's own recognized rookie card is his 1963 Topps Rookie Stars issue.
About this card
This is one of the fifty-seven two-player Rookie Stars cards in the 1964 Topps set: fifty-three pair two prospects from one club, and the four league cards (#548, #564, #568 and #572) pair prospects from two clubs. Every one of them is a rookie card for at least one of its two players.
The story on this card
Card #536 sits in the 1964 set's seventh print series, the high numbers, and it is another multi-player Rookie Stars issue - Elliot shares it with fellow Mets farmhand John Stephenson. The card carries rookie-card status, though for Elliot the rookie label belongs to his 1963 Topps Rookie Stars entry; here the first-card credit is Stephenson's. The season behind it gave Elliot his longest look in the majors: he started 55 games in center field for New York, played 80 in all, and batted .228 with nine home runs, including an August 11 double and homer that beat his old Pirates 3-2 in a rain-shortened game. He also hit eight homers in 42 games at Triple-A Buffalo. A San Diego-raised, left-handed-hitting outfielder who slugged his way through the Pirates' and Mets' farm systems, Larry Elliot logged parts of four big-league seasons in the 1960s before being dealt for future 'Miracle Mets' third baseman Ed Charles.
Stephenson debuted with the Mets on April 14, 1964, splitting his rookie season between third base and the outfield in 37 games. On June 21, with Stephenson in the lineup, Jim Bunning threw a perfect game against the Mets, and Stephenson made the final out. This card is part of a multi-player Rookie Stars subset, a high number shared with fellow Mets prospect Larry Elliot. A left-handed hitting catcher from South Portsmouth, Kentucky, John Stephenson spent ten seasons (1964-1973) with the Mets, Cubs, Giants and Angels, batting .216 across 451 games.
Sources: Wikipedia (Larry Elliot) · Wikipedia (John Stephenson) · Baseball Almanac (Larry Elliot)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 228 | 4 | 25 | 120 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1964 Topps #536 card?
It is card #536 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Larry Elliot and John Stephenson. This is one of the fifty-seven two-player Rookie Stars cards in the 1964 Topps set: fifty-three pair two prospects from one club, and the four league cards (#548, #564, #568 and #572) pair prospects from two clubs. Every one of them is a rookie card for at least one of its two players.
Is 1964 Topps #536 a rookie card?
Yes - #536 is the rookie card of John Stephenson. Larry Elliot had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
Is 1964 Topps #536 a scarce card?
It is a high number card from the seventh print series, #523-587, distributed last. Scarcer than the rest of the set but only mildly so - the high premium runs roughly 55-60 percent, far milder than the 1952-62 highs.
How many cards are in the 1964 Topps Baseball set?
587 cards, tracked as 589 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 587 with no gaps, and no number carries two different cards; two cards - #4, the A.L. Pitching Leaders, and #517, the seventh-series checklist - carry a catalogued back variation that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, The Topps Archives, Baseball Almanac, 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 2026-10-11.