1965 Topps #521 Phillies Rookie Stars - Dave Bennett / Morrie Steevens
On this card: Dave Bennett, Morrie Steevens
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
By the following spring Bennett was back in the minors, optioned to Arkansas and then Chattanooga after his lone Phillies outing, still just nineteen and viewed as a promising power arm. His second card is another high-number Rookie Stars issue, this time pairing him with fellow prospect Morrie Steevens, both still climbing through the Phillies system; it is Steevens' rookie card. A hard-throwing 6-foot-5 righty who signed for a $70,000 bonus and pitched a single relief inning for the 1964 Phillies, striking out one batter, alongside his brother Dennis.
Card #521 is a high number from the seventh print series, a Philadelphia Phillies Rookie Stars card shared with fellow pitcher Dave Bennett and recognized as Steevens' rookie card. It reflects his 1965 season, in which he made the Phillies' Opening Day roster but struggled in April before being optioned to the Triple-A Arkansas Travelers, where he won seven games with a 3.02 ERA. Recalled in September, he appeared in a single big-league game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, his final major-league outing, before a calcium deposit on his collarbone forced season-ending surgery. A left-handed pitcher from Illinois who worked through a decade in the minors, twice threw no-hitters, and reached the majors with the Cubs and Phillies before a collarbone injury cut his career short.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject (Dave Bennett) · SABR BioProject (Morrie Steevens)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 257 | 1 | 21 | 135 | 60 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 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 #521 card?
It is card #521 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave Bennett and Morrie Steevens. 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 #521 a rookie card?
Yes - #521 is the rookie card of Morrie Steevens. Dave Bennett had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
Is 1965 Topps #521 a scarce card?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last series, #507-598. Unlike most 1960s Topps sets the 1965 highs are not scarce as a run - the premium sits on the short-printed cards inside #523-598.
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.