1966 Topps #417 Angels Rookie Stars - Jim McGlothlin / Ed Sukla
On this card: Jim McGlothlin, Ed Sukla
About this card
The 46 Rookie Stars cards group a club's prospects under one number - except #553, which mixes Braves and Angels, and #591 NL Rookie Stars, which mixes Dodgers and Phillies. The class is headlined by #254 (Ferguson Jenkins, with Bill Sorrell) and #288 (Don Sutton, with Bill Singer).
The story on this card
McGlothlin split 1966 between the Angels and their Seattle farm club, making 11 starts in the majors and going 3-1 with a 4.52 ERA over 19 games. This card is 1966 Topps #417, a multi-player Rookie Stars card from the fifth print series shared with fellow Angels pitching prospect Ed Sukla, and is recognized as McGlothlin's rookie card. A California Angels and Cincinnati Reds right-hander who made the 1967 AL All-Star team and started World Series games for the pennant-winning 1970 and 1972 Reds clubs.
Sukla's card comes from the Rookie Stars subset in Topps' fifth series, pairing him with Jim McGlothlin, both shown as California Angels. It arrived as the Angels opened Anaheim Stadium; that April, Sukla earned the win in the club's first victory at the new ballpark, working scoreless relief against the White Sox. He made just twelve appearances for the Angels that year before returning to the minors, where a shoulder injury later that season ended his shot at another call-up, closing out his three-season run in the majors. A sinker-balling Angels reliever who pitched the win in the team's first victory at Anaheim Stadium, then spent decades after his playing days as a respected major league scout.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jim McGlothlin) · Wikipedia (Ed Sukla) · SABR BioProject (Jim Mcglothlin) · SABR BioProject (Ed Sukla)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 228 | 1 | 30 | 124 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 3 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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. Where SGC registers no separate row for a variation state, its slabs of that card are listed under the base state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1966 Topps #417 card?
It is card #417 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim McGlothlin and Ed Sukla. The 46 Rookie Stars cards group a club's prospects under one number - except #553, which mixes Braves and Angels, and #591 NL Rookie Stars, which mixes Dodgers and Phillies. The class is headlined by #254 (Ferguson Jenkins, with Bill Sorrell) and #288 (Don Sutton, with Bill Singer).
Is 1966 Topps #417 a rookie card?
Yes - #417 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Jim McGlothlin and Ed Sukla.
How many cards are in the 1966 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 613 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 598 with no gaps and no number used twice, and 14 cards carry catalogued print variations - five checklists, the trade and sold statement backs, the three-state #43 Don Landrum, three team-card dot pairs and the #161 Jerry Lumpe white streak - that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, 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.