1966 Topps #44 Indians Rookie Stars - Bill Davis / Tom Kelley
On this card: Bill Davis, Tom Kelley
Tom Kelley's name is printed as "Kelly" on the card back.
Uncorrected error: Tom Kelley's surname is misspelled "Kelly" on the back
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
Davis's 1966 Topps card is a first-series Cleveland Indians Rookie Stars issue, shared with Tom Kelley, whose surname is printed as "Kelly" on the card back. The issue lands during a season in which Davis opened and closed the year with Cleveland but spent most of it back at Portland, managing just six hits in 38 at-bats, including his only major league home run, a pinch-hit shot off Jack Sanford of the California Angels on September 9. A 6-foot-7 first baseman from Minnesota who reached the majors with Cleveland in 1965, Davis hit his only career home run as a pinch hitter in 1966 and started the Padres' first-ever regular season game in 1969.
This card was issued in the first print series; despite the Rookie Stars heading, Kelley's rookie card came in 1964. It pairs him here with fellow Cleveland prospect Bill Davis and reflects Kelley's first full major-league season: he spent all of 1966 with the Indians, going 4-8 with a 4.34 ERA across 31 games, seven of them starts, before shoulder surgery sidelined him for the next several seasons. Right-handed pitcher for the Indians and Braves, 1964-1973; threw a Triple-A no-hitter with Portland, then rebuilt from shoulder surgery to help anchor Atlanta's 1971 rotation.
Sources: Wikipedia (Bill Davis) · Wikipedia (Tom Kelley) · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 220 | 1 | 20 | 89 | 70 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 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 #44 card?
It is card #44 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Davis and Tom 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).
Is #44 a rookie card?
No. Neither Bill Davis nor Tom Kelley is credited with a rookie card on the Indians Rookie Stars card, so it carries no rookie flag here.
Does 1966 Topps #44 have an error?
Tom Kelley's surname is misspelled "Kelly" on the back. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #44 reads the same way.
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.