1964 Topps #428 Red Sox Rookie Stars - Archie Skeen / Pete Smith
On this card: Archie Skeen, Pete Smith
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
Skeen's only Topps card is 1964 Topps number 428, a Red Sox Rookie Stars card he shares with fellow farmhand Pete Smith. The card falls in the set's fifth print series, and it stands as Skeen's recognized rookie card. It caught him mid-career in Boston's system, the same year he was working toward two full seasons at Triple-A with the Seattle Rainiers, though the major league promotion that would have completed the story never came. A left-handed-hitting catcher out of Ogden, Utah, and a decorated University of Utah All-American, Archie Skeen spent five seasons catching in the Red Sox system, including two years at Triple-A, without ever reaching the majors.
Smith's rookie-year work with the Red Sox in 1962 and 1963 earned him a spot on card #428 in Topps' 1964 Rookie Stars subset, issued in the set's fifth series. It is a recognized rookie card, sharing the multi-player card with fellow Red Sox rookie Archie Skeen, who never appeared in a major league game. Right-handed pitcher from Natick, Massachusetts, who threw for the Boston Red Sox in 1962 and 1963, appearing in seven big-league games over parts of two seasons.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference (1) · Baseball-Reference (2) · Utah Sports Hall of Fame
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 201 | 1 | 28 | 100 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 #428 card?
It is card #428 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Archie Skeen and Pete Smith. 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 #428 a rookie card?
Yes - #428 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Archie Skeen and Pete Smith.
Why is #428 harder to find?
It is a series 5-6 card. Cards from the fifth and sixth print series (#371-522) are a step tougher to find than #1-370; availability in 1964 runs in three tiers, not a cliff.
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.