1966 Topps #456 Red Sox Rookie Stars - Darrell Brandon / Joe Foy
On this card: Darrell Brandon, Joe Foy
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
1966 Topps #456 is a Rookie Stars card from the set's sixth print series, pairing Brandon with fellow Red Sox rookie Joe Foy. It is a recognized rookie card and falls in the sixth series. That season he went 8-8 with a 3.31 ERA in 40 games for Boston, his best major-league year, highlighted by a two-hit complete game over the Angels in July. "Bucky" Brandon, a Texas-born right-hander who broke in with the 1966 Red Sox and pitched in the majors for seven seasons with Boston, Seattle, Minnesota and Philadelphia, later ran a pitching school in New Jersey.
Foy's rookie card is a multi-player Rookie Stars issue, Topps #456, a series-6 print; he shares it with fellow Red Sox rookie Darrell Brandon. He won the regular third-base job in spring training, batted .262 with 15 home runs, and drew the second-most walks in the American League. He hit far better in the second half, finishing with 97 runs scored while making 21 errors at third. A Bronx-born third baseman who won the International League Triple Crown of awards in 1965, then helped Boston's 1967 pennant run before injuries and weight issues shortened his career.
Sources: Wikipedia (Bucky Brandon) · Wikipedia (Joe Foy) · SABR BioProject (Bucky Brandon) · SABR BioProject (Joe Foy)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 263 | 0 | 27 | 120 | 68 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 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 #456 card?
It is card #456 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Darrell Brandon and Joe Foy. 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 #456 a rookie card?
Yes - #456 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Darrell Brandon and Joe Foy.
Why is #456 harder to find?
It is from the sixth print series, #447-522 - noticeably tougher than the first five. Nothing in #447-522 is short-printed.
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.