1965 Topps #266 Bert Campaneris
Carries the Topps All-Star Rookie trophy for his 1964 selection to the Topps Major League Rookie All-Star team.
About Bert Campaneris
Topps placed Campaneris at #266 in the fourth series of 1965, his rookie card and the card that carries his Topps All-Star Rookie trophy. He batted .270, tied for the American League lead with twelve triples, and took the first of his six stolen-base titles with 51, ending Luis Aparicio's nine-year hold on the crown. On September 8 at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City owner Charlie Finley gave him a night and let him play all nine positions in one game against the Angels, pitching the eighth inning ambidextrously before a collision at home plate ended his evening.
Dagoberto Campaneris was born in Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba, on March 9, 1942, and drew major league attention in 1961 while playing for Cuba's national team. Kansas City scout Felix Delgado signed him to a contract carrying a $1,000 bonus payable only if he stayed with the organization for 60 days. He reached the Athletics on July 23, 1964, hitting a home run off Jim Kaat on the first pitch thrown to him and another in the seventh inning, joining the short list of players with two home runs in a debut game. Listed at 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds, he built his game on speed and range, led the American League in stolen bases six times, and finished with 649 steals. He was a six-time All-Star and the leadoff man for Oakland's three straight World Series winners from 1972 through 1974. Nineteen seasons ended with stops in Texas, California and New York, and he retired after 1983 with 2,249 hits, 79 home runs and a .259 average. He still holds Athletics franchise records at shortstop, and the club inducted him into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019. He is not a National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 746 | 4 | 57 | 256 | 170 | 107 | 67 | 85 | 0 |
| SGC | 114 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 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 #266 card?
It is card #266 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bert Campaneris of the Kansas City Athletics.
Is 1965 Topps #266 a rookie card?
Yes - #266 is the 1965 Topps rookie card of Bert Campaneris.
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.