1967 Topps #587 N. League Rookie Stars - Don Shaw / Gary Sutherland
On this card: Don Shaw, Gary Sutherland
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
Shaw made the Mets' Opening Day roster out of spring training and spent his entire rookie season in New York's bullpen, going 4-5 with three saves and a 2.98 ERA across 40 relief appearances. He struggled early but settled in, posting a 2.08 ERA over his final 29 outings, before a six-month military call-up ended his season in mid-August. This card is a multi-player Rookie Stars issue shared with Gary Sutherland, part of the set's seventh and final print series, a high number. A journeyman left-handed reliever for four clubs from 1967-1972, best remembered for winning the Montreal Expos' first franchise game against the Mets in April 1969.
Sutherland's rookie season with the Phillies: he opened the year in left field, then moved to shortstop for 66 games behind regular Bobby Wine, hitting .247 in 231 at-bats. Card #587 is a high-number Rookie Stars issue from the seventh print series, shared with Don Shaw and picturing him with the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies; it is recognized as his rookie card. A slick-fielding second baseman known for turning the double play, Gary Sutherland spent 13 seasons with seven clubs and was the Montreal Expos' first starting second baseman in 1969.
Sources: Wikipedia (Don Shaw) · Wikipedia (Gary Sutherland) · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 628 | 3 | 45 | 233 | 154 | 100 | 49 | 41 | 3 |
| SGC | 67 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 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 #587 card?
It is card #587 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Shaw and Gary Sutherland. 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 #587 a rookie card?
Yes - #587 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Don Shaw and Gary Sutherland.
Why is #587 harder to find?
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.
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.