1965 Topps #449 Mets Rookie Stars - Jerry Hinsley / Gary Kroll
On this card: Jerry Hinsley, Gary Kroll
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
Hinsley's 1965 Topps card is #449, another Mets Rookie Stars card, this time shared with Gary Kroll and printed with a horizontal front. It comes from the set's sixth print series. He did not pitch in the majors in 1965, so the card sits between his 1964 nine-game debut and the two relief outings he made for the Mets in 1967. Right-handed pitcher from Hugo, Oklahoma, who debuted with the Mets in 1964 at age 19 as a Rule 5 pick and made a brief return in 1967, finishing with a 7.08 ERA over 20.1 innings.
Kroll's 1965 Topps card lands during his lone full major-league season, pitching for the Mets. He worked 32 games including 11 starts, going 6-6 with his only career complete game (a 7-1 win over San Francisco) and his only career save. Card #449 is a multi-player Rookie Stars issue from print series six, pairing Kroll with fellow Mets pitching prospect Jerry Hinsley; it is Kroll's rookie card. A 6-foot-6 flamethrower who once fired 20 straight hitless innings in the minors, Kroll pitched for four big-league clubs between 1964 and 1969, his best year a 6-6 season with the 1965 Mets.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jerry Hinsley) · Wikipedia (Gary Kroll) · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 248 | 4 | 35 | 113 | 56 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 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 #449 card?
It is card #449 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Hinsley and Gary Kroll. 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 #449 a rookie card?
Yes - #449 is the rookie card of Gary Kroll. Jerry Hinsley 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.