1964 Topps #568 N. League Rookie Stars - Phil Gagliano / Cap Peterson
On this card: Phil Gagliano, Cap Peterson
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
Gagliano's rookie card is 1964 Topps #568, 'N. League 1964 Rookie Stars,' a seventh-series high number he shares with San Francisco outfielder Cap Peterson. He debuted April 16, 1963, going 2-for-5 in ten games. The Sporting News tabbed him the hardest worker in that spring's camp, and he hit his first big league home run June 20 at Busch Stadium off Giants right-hander Jim Duffalo before the Cardinals farmed him to Jacksonville on July 19. Left off the Series roster that October, he was still voted a three-quarter share. Phil Gagliano was a St. Louis Cardinals utility man who covered second, third, first and the outfield corners over twelve seasons, played in the 1967 and 1968 World Series, and later ranked among the majors' top pinch hitters.
Peterson's first Topps card, #568, is a high-numbered Rookie Stars multi-player card he shares with Phil Gagliano, pairing the Cardinals' Gagliano with the Giants' Peterson, and it stands as his recognized rookie card. It came from Topps' seventh and final print series of 1964, the block that always carried the year's high-number cards. Peterson was 21 that year, appearing in 66 games for San Francisco while splitting his limited playing time mostly in the outfield. A Tacoma-born outfielder who reached the majors with the Giants in 1962 and later played for the Senators and Indians, his nickname taken from his own initials; after retiring he ran his family's construction business back home.
Sources: Wikipedia (Phil Gagliano) · Wikipedia (Cap Peterson) · SABR BioProject · Baseball Almanac (Phil Gagliano)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 314 | 4 | 40 | 158 | 66 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| SGC | 23 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 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 #568 card?
It is card #568 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Phil Gagliano and Cap Peterson. 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 #568 a rookie card?
Yes - #568 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Phil Gagliano and Cap Peterson.
Is 1964 Topps #568 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.