1966 Topps #84 Braves Rookie Stars - Jim Beauchamp / Dick Kelley
On this card: Jim Beauchamp, Dick Kelley
Not a Topps rookie card for either Beauchamp or Kelley.
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
1966 Topps #84 is a first-series Rookie Stars card shared with pitcher Dick Kelley under the Atlanta Braves banner. Beauchamp did not appear in a major league game in 1966, spending the entire season with the Richmond Braves of the International League, where he put together his best minor league year yet, batting .319 with 25 home runs and 77 RBI before a broken wrist, suffered while tagging a runner at first base, ended his season early. Oklahoma-born first baseman and outfielder who bounced between five organizations across a ten-year career, then spent decades coaching for the Atlanta Braves after his playing days ended.
Optioned to Richmond to start 1966, Kelley reeled off six straight complete games and a 2.08 ERA before Atlanta recalled him. Moved into the rotation on July 31 after injuries opened spots, he sharpened his fastball, slider and screwball under catcher Joe Torre's guidance and finished 7-5 with a 3.22 ERA, the best year of his career by ERA+ and strikeout-to-walk ratio. This 1966 Topps Rookie Stars card pairs him with Jim Beauchamp under the Atlanta Braves banner. A wild-armed lefty out of Brighton, Massachusetts, Kelley battled control issues and a circulatory scare before carving out seven big-league seasons with the Braves and Padres.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jim Beauchamp) · Wikipedia (Dick Kelley) · SABR BioProject (Jim Beauchamp) · SABR BioProject (Dick Kelley)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 383 | 4 | 49 | 164 | 83 | 47 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 #84 card?
It is card #84 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Beauchamp and Dick Kelley. 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).
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.