1967 Topps #499 Indians Rookie Stars - George Culver / Jose Vidal
On this card: George Culver, Jose Vidal
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
1967 Topps #499, from the set's sixth print series, again lists George Culver among the Cleveland Indians Rookie Stars, sharing the card with outfielder Jose Vidal; it is Vidal's rookie card, while Culver's came on 1965 Topps #166. It followed Culver's 1966 major league debut, when he started against the Red Sox at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, and his first full rookie season logging relief and spot-start work for the Indians. George Culver, a Bakersfield College product who signed with the Yankees before pitching nine big league seasons, threw a no-hitter for the Reds in 1968 and later spent three decades coaching in the minors.
1967 Topps #499 is a Rookie Stars card pairing Vidal with fellow Cleveland Indians farmhand George Culver, part of the set's sixth print series. Vidal had reached the majors the previous September, debuting as a pinch hitter against Boston, and opened the 1967 season back with the big club before hitting just .118 in 16 games. A hard-hitting Dominican minor leaguer whose bat never translated to the majors; a 1963 California League Triple Crown and MVP season preceded a brief four-year big league run.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 317 | 6 | 48 | 156 | 59 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 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. 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 #499 card?
It is card #499 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing George Culver and Jose Vidal. 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 #499 a rookie card?
Yes - #499 is the rookie card of Jose Vidal. George Culver had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
Why is #499 harder to find?
It is from the sixth print series, #458-533 - noticeably tougher than the first five.
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.