1966 Topps #11 Senators Rookie Stars - Brant Alyea / Pete Craig
On this card: Brant Alyea, Pete Craig
On this shared Rookie Stars card, the rookie-card designation belongs to Alyea, not his cardmate.
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
Alyea's 1966 Topps card catches him early, coming off his September 1965 call-up to Washington, where he had homered on the very first major-league pitch he saw. He shares this Rookie Stars card with fellow Senators prospect Pete Craig. It is a recognized rookie card for Alyea, part of the set's first print series. A free-swinging outfielder who homered on the first pitch of his first big-league at-bat in 1965, then peaked with Minnesota in 1970 at .291 with 16 homers.
Craig spent most of 1966 back in Hawaii, finishing 14-13 with a 3.48 ERA for the Islanders. Recalled to Washington in September for the third straight year, he made a single major league appearance, pitching two innings against the Chicago White Sox on September 24 without a decision. It proved to be his final big league game; a shoulder issue that surfaced later that year began sapping his fastball. This 1966 Topps Rookie Stars card, number 11 from the first print series, is a recognized rookie card for Craig, who is paired on it with fellow Senators prospect Brant Alyea. Canadian right-hander from LaSalle, Ontario, who pitched for the Washington Senators in brief September call-ups across three seasons before a shoulder injury ended his career.
Sources: Wikipedia (Brant Alyea) · Wikipedia (Pete Craig) · SABR BioProject (Brant Alyea) · SABR BioProject (Pete Craig)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 207 | 0 | 15 | 79 | 59 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 3 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 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 #11 card?
It is card #11 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Brant Alyea and Pete Craig. 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 #11 a rookie card for both players?
No. #11 is the rookie card of Brant Alyea only; Pete Craig 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.