1965 Topps #593 Tigers Rookie Stars - Jackie Moore / John Sullivan
On this card: Jackie Moore, John Sullivan
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
Moore's only major league season, spent as Detroit's third-string catcher behind All-Star Bill Freehan and backup John Sullivan after eight years in the Tigers' farm system. His Detroit Tigers card comes from print series 7 of the 1965 Topps set, a high number inside the short-print zone, and is a recognized rookie card that pairs him with fellow Tiger John Sullivan under the multi-player Rookie Stars subset. A Tigers farmhand for eight years before his lone 1965 season as a third-string catcher behind Bill Freehan, remembered for a 13th-inning debut single that moved the winning run along.
1965 was Sullivan's busiest big-league season to date, appearing in 34 games for the Detroit Tigers and posting career highs in average, home runs and RBI: a .267 average with 2 home runs and 11 RBI in 86 at-bats, working 29 games behind the plate. Card #593 is a high number from the seventh and final print series, inside the short-print zone, part of a multi-player Rookie Stars subset that also features Jackie Moore. The card marks Sullivan's first Topps appearance and is recognized as his rookie card. A left-handed-hitting catcher from New Jersey who played parts of five big-league seasons with the Tigers, Mets and Phillies before a long career as a minor-league manager and major-league coach.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jackie Moore) · Wikipedia (John Sullivan (catcher))
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 295 | 2 | 30 | 141 | 73 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 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 #593 card?
It is card #593 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jackie Moore and John Sullivan. 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 #593 a rookie card?
Yes - #593 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Jackie Moore and John Sullivan.
Is 1965 Topps #593 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. It is also a short-print zone card. Forty-four of the 76 cards in #523-598 were short-printed; #507-522 was not. The zone is stated as a range because the catalogs disagree on exactly which cards, so no single card is marked.
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.