1966 Topps #574 Mets Rookie Stars - Bill Hepler / Bill Murphy
On this card: Bill Hepler, Bill Murphy
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
This card comes from the seventh and final print series of the 1966 Topps set, a high number. It is a multi-player Rookie Stars card shared with fellow Mets prospect Bill Murphy, spotlighting the pair as they entered the season with New York. It stands as Hepler's rookie card, issued during the same year he made his major league debut and pitched all 37 of his career games for the Mets. A left-handed pitcher from Covington, Virginia, Bill Hepler spent his entire big-league career with the 1966 New York Mets, going 3-3 with a 3.52 ERA in 37 games.
Murphy's rookie season was his only one in the majors: 84 games for the New York Mets, mostly in center field, batting .230 with 3 home runs and 13 RBI in 135 at bats after New York took him from the Yankees system in the Rule 5 Draft. His 1966 Topps card is a high number from the seventh and final print series, a Mets Rookie Stars subset he shares with fellow rookie Bill Hepler, and it stands as his recognized rookie card. A right-handed outfielder from Pineville, Louisiana, Murphy played his lone major league season in 1966, batting .230 with 3 home runs for the New York Mets after a Rule 5 pickup from the Yankees system.
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 330 | 0 | 50 | 140 | 84 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| SGC | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 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 #574 card?
It is card #574 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Hepler and Bill Murphy. 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 #574 a rookie card?
Yes - #574 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Bill Hepler and Bill Murphy.
Why is #574 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.