1965 Topps #82 Braves Rookie Stars - Santos Alomar / John Braun
On this card: Santos Alomar, John Braun
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
This 1965 Topps Rookie Stars card, #82, introduces Alomar alongside fellow Milwaukee Braves prospect John Braun and is a recognized rookie card, issued in the set's first print series. Alomar split the 1965 season between the Braves and the Triple-A Atlanta Crackers, playing shortstop and second base, and hit .241 with 8 RBIs and 16 runs in 67 games with Milwaukee. A speedy, glove-first infielder from Puerto Rico who reached the majors in 1964, made the 1970 All-Star team with the Angels, and later coached in the majors; father of All-Stars Sandy Alomar Jr. and Roberto Alomar.
This recognized rookie card pairs Braun with fellow Braves farmhand Santos Alomar on a Rookie Stars multi-player panel, part of Topps' first print series for the year. Braun arrived on the card off his lone 1964 look with Milwaukee, when he worked two shutout innings of relief and struck out future Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente. He would appear in the Braves' system through 1965 but never returned to the majors, leaving this card as the primary Topps issue tied to his brief big-league moment. A 6-foot-5 right-hander out of Madison, Wisconsin, whose entire major league career was one relief outing for the 1964 Milwaukee Braves - two scoreless innings capped by a strikeout of Roberto Clemente.
Sources: Wikipedia (Sandy Alomar Sr.) · Wikipedia (John Braun)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 349 | 7 | 42 | 153 | 89 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 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 #82 card?
It is card #82 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Santos Alomar and John Braun. 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 #82 a rookie card?
Yes - #82 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Santos Alomar and John Braun.
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.