1965 Topps #466 Senators Rookie Stars - Pete Craig / Dick Nen
On this card: Pete Craig, Dick Nen
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
Sent to the Triple-A Hawaii Islanders that spring, Craig went 14-11 before Washington recalled him on September 4, 1965. He started and lost all three of his appearances that month, allowing 13 earned runs in 14.1 innings against an 8.16 ERA. In a September 15 outing against the Yankees, Clete Boyer took him deep, but Craig retired Mickey Mantle on a groundout and nearly homered himself off Mel Stottlemyre. This 1965 Topps Rookie Stars card, number 466 from the sixth print series, is shared with fellow Senators farmhand and Hawaii teammate Dick Nen, and is a recognized rookie card for Craig. Canadian right-hander from LaSalle, Ontario, who pitched for the Washington Senators in brief September call-ups across three seasons before a shoulder injury ended his career.
Nen's 1965 Topps card, #466, is a Rookie Stars issue from series 6 shared with Senators farmhand Pete Craig. It marks his first season in Washington after the December 1964 trade that sent Frank Howard to Washington and Claude Osteen to Los Angeles. Splitting first base duty for the Senators that year, Nen played 69 games, batting .260 with 6 home runs, 31 RBI and 18 runs, easily his best offensive season. Dick Nen was a left-handed first baseman for the Dodgers, Senators and Cubs whose pinch-hit home run off Ron Taylor helped Los Angeles beat the Cardinals during the 1963 pennant race, though he missed that year's World Series roster.
Sources: Wikipedia (Pete Craig) · Wikipedia (Dick Nen) · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 323 | 3 | 41 | 186 | 55 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 #466 card?
It is card #466 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pete Craig and Dick Nen. 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 #466 a rookie card?
Yes - #466 is the rookie card of Pete Craig. Dick Nen 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.