1965 Topps #166 Indians Rookie Stars - George Culver / Tommie Agee
On this card: George Culver, Tommie Agee
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
1965 Topps #166 pairs George Culver with fellow prospect Tommie Agee under the Cleveland Indians Rookie Stars banner, part of the set's second print series. Culver had signed with the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1963 out of Bakersfield College before Cleveland brought him into its system; this recognized rookie card arrived a year before his September 1966 major league debut against the Boston Red Sox. George Culver, a Bakersfield College product who signed with the Yankees before pitching nine big league seasons, threw a no-hitter for the Reds in 1968 and later spent three decades coaching in the minors.
Agee opened 1965 having just been dealt from Cleveland to the White Sox that January in the three-team trade that sent Rocky Colavito to the Indians. He spent most of the season at Class-AAA Indianapolis, batting .226, and hit just .158 in ten brief games with Chicago. This 1965 Topps Rookie Stars issue, #166, pairs him with fellow Indians farmhand George Culver from print series 2; it stands as a recognized rookie card for Agee a year before his breakout. Center fielder who won 1966 AL Rookie of the Year with the White Sox, then keyed the 1969 Miracle Mets with a leadoff World Series homer and two famous catches against Baltimore.
Sources: Wikipedia (George Culver) · Wikipedia (Tommie Agee) · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 476 | 7 | 60 | 233 | 92 | 42 | 16 | 24 | 2 |
| SGC | 28 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 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 #166 card?
It is card #166 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing George Culver and Tommie Agee. 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 #166 a rookie card?
Yes - #166 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: George Culver and Tommie Agee.
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.