1966 Topps #588 Athletics Rookie Stars - Chuck Dobson / Ken Suarez
On this card: Chuck Dobson, Ken Suarez
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
Card #588 pairs Dobson with catcher Ken Suarez on an Athletics Rookie Stars card, a seventh-series high number and his recognized rookie issue. He had opened the Kansas City season on April 19, 1966, beating Minnesota 3-2 at Municipal Stadium with five strikeouts and six walks over five and two-thirds innings - the first starting pitcher to make his major league debut in his club's home opener in the state where he was born. Chuck Dobson was a Kansas City-born right-hander who fronted the Athletics' rotation from Kansas City to Oakland, winning 15, 16 and 15 games from 1969 through 1971 and helping Oakland to its first AL West title before elbow surgery ended his prime.
Suarez made the Kansas City Athletics out of spring training in 1966 and debuted in the majors on April 14, his rookie season. He started as the club's catcher but struggled at the plate, batting .145 through 35 games by early July before losing the job to Phil Roof and being optioned to the minors. Card #588 is his rookie card, a Rookie Stars issue from the seventh and final print series, pairing him with fellow Athletics rookie Chuck Dobson; series-seven cards from 1966 Topps are high numbers. A defense-first catcher from Tampa who starred at Florida State and played for the A's, Indians and Rangers' original 1972 club from 1966 to 1973.
Sources: Wikipedia (Chuck Dobson) · Wikipedia (Ken Suarez) · SABR BioProject (Chuck Dobson) · SABR BioProject (Ken Suarez) · Baseball Almanac (Chuck Dobson) · Baseball Almanac
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 341 | 4 | 47 | 156 | 79 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| SGC | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
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 #588 card?
It is card #588 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Chuck Dobson and Ken Suarez. 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 #588 a rookie card?
Yes - #588 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Chuck Dobson and Ken Suarez.
Why is #588 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last print series, #523-598 - the scarce end of the set. Forty-three of its 76 cards are short prints, so scarcity is stated for the series as a whole.
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.