1964 Topps #576 Mets Rookie Stars - Jerry Hinsley / Bill Wakefield
On this card: Jerry Hinsley, Bill Wakefield
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
This is Hinsley's 1964 Topps card, #576, a Mets Rookie Stars card that he shares with Bill Wakefield. It comes from the set's seventh print series, so it is a high number, and it is a recognized rookie card. It captures him in his debut season, the year the Mets carried him as a 19-year-old Rule 5 pick and used him in nine games before sending him to Triple-A. Right-handed pitcher from Hugo, Oklahoma, who debuted with the Mets in 1964 at age 19 as a Rule 5 pick and made a brief return in 1967, finishing with a 7.08 ERA over 20.1 innings.
This card catches Wakefield in his only big-league season, sharing a Rookie Stars slot with fellow Mets righty Jerry Hinsley in the high-number run that closed out the 1964 set. Wakefield made the club that spring after impressing Casey Stengel, then set a Mets record with 62 appearances, working mostly in relief with a 3-5 record, 3.61 ERA and two saves. He started the first night game at Shea Stadium and took the mound in the season's final, pennant-deciding game against the Cardinals, the team that signed him. A one-year Mets right-hander who set a club record with 62 appearances in 1964, thriving in relief for Casey Stengel after a brief, difficult run as a starter.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jerry Hinsley) · Wikipedia (Bill Wakefield) · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 227 | 1 | 25 | 115 | 50 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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 #576 card?
It is card #576 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Hinsley and Bill Wakefield. 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 #576 a rookie card?
Yes - #576 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Jerry Hinsley and Bill Wakefield.
Is 1964 Topps #576 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.