1966 Topps #179 Cardinals Rookie Stars - Dennis Aust / Bob Tolan
On this card: Dennis Aust, Bob Tolan
This card is recognized as Dennis Aust's rookie card.
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
Aust opened the 1966 season on the Cardinals roster fresh off his 1965 debut, and his lone big-league decision came on Opening Day: three relief innings against the Philadelphia Phillies that unraveled in the 12th when Dick Allen and Bill White sparked the Phillies' rally. His 1966 Topps card, #179, is part of the second print series and pairs him with fellow Cardinals farmhand Bob Tolan on a Rookie Stars card, a recognized rookie card for Aust. A right-handed Cardinals reliever from Tecumseh, Nebraska, who worked five years through the farm system before a strong 1965 minor league season earned him a big-league call-up.
1966 Topps #179, another second-series Rookie Stars card, pairs Tolan with Dennis Aust of the Cardinals pitching staff. Tolan spent 1966 in a reserve outfield role in St. Louis, appearing in 43 games as the club continued to develop the young talent that would soon include a World Series roster spot for him. A speedy left-handed outfielder who blossomed into an everyday center fielder with Cincinnati's Big Red Machine after years as a Cardinals reserve, leading the National League in stolen bases in 1970.
Sources: Wikipedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 224 | 1 | 23 | 87 | 70 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 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 #179 card?
It is card #179 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dennis Aust and Bob Tolan. 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 #179 a rookie card for both players?
No. #179 is the rookie card of Dennis Aust only; Bob Tolan is not credited with a rookie card on it.
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.