1965 Topps #374 Angels Rookie Stars - Jose Cardenal / Dick Simpson
On this card: Jose Cardenal, Dick Simpson
About this card
This is one of the 55 Rookie Stars cards in the 1965 Topps set, each picturing two to four young players - 126 players in all - under a team banner, except #577 and #581, which carry American League and National League banners over players from three clubs. Joe Morgan (#16), Steve Carlton (#477), Jim (Catfish) Hunter (#526) and Tony Perez (#581) make their Topps debuts on these cards.
The story on this card
Traded from the Giants to the California Angels going into 1965, Cardenal broke through with his first extended big-league look under manager Bill Rigney, batting .250 with 11 home runs and 57 RBI while stealing 37 bases, three of them steals of home. His 1965 Topps #374 is a recognized rookie card, sharing the Rookie Stars panel with fellow Angels outfielder Dick Simpson. Cuban-born outfielder who spent eighteen big-league seasons with nine clubs, prized for speed and a strong arm; his best years came with the Chicago Cubs, and he retired a .275 career hitter with 329 stolen bases.
Card #374, a series-5 'Rookie Stars' issue, is Simpson's third and final Angels card, again pairing him with an outfield prospect from the same system, Jose Cardenal, whose rookie card it is and who would go on to a much longer big-league career than Simpson's own. It appeared during what proved to be Simpson's last season in a Los Angeles Angels uniform before an off-season trade sent him elsewhere that winter. Dick Simpson was an Angels-bred outfielder who spent seven big-league seasons with six clubs, best known as one of three players, with pitchers Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun, the Reds got from Baltimore for Frank Robinson in December 1965.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject (Jose Cardenal) · SABR BioProject (Dick Simpson) · Baseball Almanac (Dick Simpson)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 531 | 11 | 66 | 273 | 94 | 40 | 28 | 16 | 3 |
| SGC | 22 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 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. The two checklist variations, #79 and #508, are listed under the wording PSA uses for each state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1965 Topps #374 card?
It is card #374 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jose Cardenal and Dick Simpson. This is one of the 55 Rookie Stars cards in the 1965 Topps set, each picturing two to four young players - 126 players in all - under a team banner, except #577 and #581, which carry American League and National League banners over players from three clubs. Joe Morgan (#16), Steve Carlton (#477), Jim (Catfish) Hunter (#526) and Tony Perez (#581) make their Topps debuts on these cards.
Is 1965 Topps #374 a rookie card?
Yes - #374 is the rookie card of Jose Cardenal. Dick Simpson had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
How many cards are in the 1965 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 600 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 598 with no gaps and no printed-number collisions, and two checklist cards - #79 and #508 - carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, 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.