1967 Topps #564 Astros Rookie Stars - Alonzo Harris / Aaron Pointer
On this card: Alonzo Harris, Aaron Pointer
One of 22 double-printed cards from this high-numbered series, confirmed by matching collector checklists.
About this card
This is one of the 43 Rookie Stars cards in the set, each pairing two prospects. Thirty-nine are titled by club; #569, #576, #587 and #592 carry a league title and cover two clubs each.
The story on this card
Harris opened the 1967 season on Houston's roster at age 19, one of the youngest players in the National League that year. He appeared in six games purely as a pinch runner and pinch hitter, never taking the field on defense, and his only at bat ended in a strikeout against Cincinnati's Mel Queen before military service closed out his season in late May. His card is part of the high-number Rookie Stars series, shared with fellow Astros farmhand Aaron Pointer, and is a recognized rookie card for both players. Speedy Houston Astros outfield prospect who reached the majors in 1967 as a teenager, used only as a pinch runner and pinch hitter before military service ended his big-league run.
This 1967 Topps Rookie Stars card (#564), part of the scarce high-number seventh series, pairs Pointer with fellow Houston farmhand Alonzo Harris. It is Pointer's rookie card. In 1967 he split time between the Astros and Houston's system, playing 27 games and batting .157 with a home run and 10 RBI, his last major league season before a 1968 trade to the Cubs. Aaron Pointer hit .402 in 1961 with Class D Salisbury, the last full-season .400 hitter in organized ball, before three seasons with Houston and a long second career as an NFL official.
Sources: Wikipedia (Candy Harris) · Wikipedia (Aaron Pointer)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 479 | 1 | 55 | 228 | 135 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| SGC | 45 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 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. PSA registers a row for every one of the 624 states; SGC lists no separate row for the #149 white-streak state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1967 Topps #564 card?
It is card #564 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Alonzo Harris and Aaron Pointer. This is one of the 43 Rookie Stars cards in the set, each pairing two prospects. Thirty-nine are titled by club; #569, #576, #587 and #592 carry a league title and cover two clubs each.
Is 1967 Topps #564 a rookie card?
Yes - #564 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Alonzo Harris and Aaron Pointer.
Is 1967 Topps #564 a scarce card?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last print series, #534-609 - the scarce end of the set, holding both Hall of Fame rookies (Carew #569, Seaver #581). Twenty-two of the 76 are accepted double prints, so scarcity varies card by card inside the run. It is also a double print card (26 cards: #1, #30, #100, the #531 checklist and 22 high numbers). Cards printed twice on the sheet, so more plentiful than their neighbours: #1 The Champs, #30 Al Kaline, #100 Frank Robinson, the #531 seventh-series checklist, and 22 of the 76 high numbers (#534, 537, 539, 542, 547, 548, 550, 551, 554, 556, 559, 562, 564, 566, 569, 582, 588, 589, 596, 599, 601, 608), Carew #569 included. A high number that is also a double print is easier than its series suggests.
How many cards are in the 1967 Topps Baseball set?
609 cards, tracked as 624 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 609 without a gap - no number was skipped and none was used twice - and 15 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, BaseballCardPedia, 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 2026-10-12.