1966 Topps #67 Mets Rookie Stars - Cleon Jones / Dick Selma
On this card: Cleon Jones, Dick Selma
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
Jones' breakout season is captured on this 1966 Topps #67 Rookie Stars, a first-series issue shared with fellow rookie Dick Selma. He won the starting center field job that year and batted .275 with 8 home runs, 57 RBIs and 16 stolen bases, finishing tied for fourth in National League Rookie of the Year voting. A recognized rookie card. Left fielder who rose from a rocky rookie stretch to anchor the 1969 'Miracle Mets,' hitting .340 that season and catching the World Series-clinching fly ball, closing a thirteen-year career mostly spent in New York.
Selma's promising rookie showing gave way to a rough 1966: elbow trouble after being hit by a pitch against Philadelphia in May sidetracked him, and he mixed rotation and bullpen work for the Mets, finishing 4-6 with a 4.24 ERA. Card #67 is a multi-player Rookie Stars issue from Topps' first series, pairing Selma with fellow Mets prospect Cleon Jones, a recognized rookie card for Selma. A hard-throwing Mets righty who became a Wrigley Field folk hero cheerleading from the Cubs bullpen, Dick Selma later set a Phillies club save record in 1970.
Sources: Wikipedia (Cleon Jones) · Wikipedia (Dick Selma) · SABR BioProject (Cleon Jones) · SABR BioProject (Dick Selma)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 371 | 2 | 22 | 123 | 92 | 61 | 35 | 32 | 4 |
| SGC | 40 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 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 #67 card?
It is card #67 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Cleon Jones and Dick Selma. 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 #67 a rookie card for both players?
No. #67 is the rookie card of Dick Selma only; Cleon Jones 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.