1966 Topps #123 Pirates Rookie Stars - Frank Bork / Jerry May
On this card: Frank Bork, Jerry May
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
Issued in Topps' second 1966 print series, this Rookie Stars card pairs Bork with fellow Pirates prospect Jerry May, both shown representing Pittsburgh. It followed Bork's 1964 season with the Pirates, in which he appeared in 33 games out of the bullpen and finished 2-2 with a 4.07 ERA and 31 strikeouts over 42 innings. A left-handed Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher who reached the majors in 1964 after signing out of Buffalo, New York, and standing out in the minors with a 19-7, 2.00 ERA season in 1962.
By 1966, May was still a part-time catcher for Pittsburgh, appearing in 42 games as he continued developing behind the Pirates' veteran backstops. Card #123, another Rookie Stars issue from the set's second print series, pairs him with pitcher Frank Bork, spotlighting two more Pirates farmhands on a single shared card. A defense-first catcher who anchored the Pittsburgh Pirates' staff from 1967 through 1969 and caught Dock Ellis's 1970 no-hitter, valued far more for his strong throwing arm than for his bat.
Sources: Wikipedia (Frank Bork) · Wikipedia (Jerry May)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 202 | 1 | 17 | 88 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 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 #123 card?
It is card #123 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Bork and Jerry May. 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.