1964 Topps #581 Yankees Rookie Stars - Pedro Gonzalez / Archie Moore
On this card: Pedro Gonzalez, Archie Moore
Hobby catalogues credit card #581 as Archie Moore's rookie card.
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 #581 is a second straight seventh-series high number for Gonzalez, high-number like the rest of that run, and it pairs him with Yankees outfield prospect Archie Moore on another Rookie Stars panel; hobby catalogues credit the card as Moore's rookie card. The season was Gonzalez's busiest with the pennant-winning Yankees: 80 games spread across 31 at first base, 15 in right field, nine at third, six at second and five in left, plus 11 pinch-hit and 18 pinch-run appearances, and a .277/.331/.366 line. "The more places I play, the more chances I get to play," he reasoned. He appeared once in the World Series, entering Game Five at third base in the eighth inning and popping out against Bob Gibson as St. Louis took the Series in seven. Dominican infielder who broke in as the first Dominican-born Yankee in 1963 and finished with Cleveland in 1967 - a .244 hitter over five big-league seasons, a Licey institution at home, and later one of the first Dominicans to manage in the U.S. minors.
Moore debuted with the Yankees on April 20, 1964, playing 31 games that rookie season as an outfielder and first baseman while batting .174. This card is part of print series 7, a high number, and is recognized as a rookie card for Moore. It is a multi-player Rookie Stars card shared with fellow Yankees farmhand Pedro Gonzalez, pairing the two prospects under the same New York Yankees banner. Left-handed New York Yankees outfielder and first baseman who broke in during 1964 after signing with the club as an amateur free agent in 1963.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball Almanac (Pedro Gonzalez)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 252 | 0 | 13 | 78 | 82 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| SGC | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 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 #581 card?
It is card #581 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pedro Gonzalez and Archie Moore. 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 #581 a rookie card?
Yes - #581 is the rookie card of Archie Moore. Pedro Gonzalez had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
Is 1964 Topps #581 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.