1966 Topps #424 Reds Rookie Stars - Lee May / Darrell Osteen
On this card: Lee May, Darrell Osteen
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
May split 1966 between Cincinnati and the Reds' new Triple-A club in Buffalo, batting .333 with two home runs in a limited 25-game trial after losing the first-base job to Tony Perez in spring training. His first major league home run came that September at Crosley Field off the Mets' Bob Shaw. This card is a Rookie Stars issue from Topps' fifth print series, pairing May with fellow Reds prospect Darrell Osteen, and stands as a recognized rookie card for the future slugger. A powerful right-handed first baseman for the Reds, Astros, Orioles and Royals, Lee May hit 354 career home runs and posted 100-RBI seasons for three different franchises.
In 1966, his second season with the Reds, Osteen appeared in 13 games covering 15 innings, going 0-2 with a 12.00 ERA and one save. Topps included him on card #424 in the fifth series of its 1966 set, a Cincinnati Reds Rookie Stars card he shares with fellow Reds rookie Lee May; the card is recognized as Osteen's rookie card. Right-handed reliever Darrell Osteen pitched for the Cincinnati Reds (1965-67) and Oakland Athletics (1970), posting a 1-4 career record over 29 games; he is not a Hall of Famer.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 283 | 0 | 14 | 102 | 91 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 3 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 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 #424 card?
It is card #424 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Lee May and Darrell Osteen. 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 #424 a rookie card?
Yes - #424 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Lee May and Darrell Osteen.
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.