1967 Topps #204 Orioles Rookie Stars - Mike Epstein / Tom Phoebus
On this card: Mike Epstein, Tom Phoebus
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
Traded from Baltimore to Washington in late May 1967 for Pete Richert, Epstein became the Senators' everyday first baseman under manager Gil Hodges and homered in a grand slam against his old Orioles club, though he hit only .226 with 9 homers over the season. Card #204 is part of the multi-player Rookie Stars subset in the third print series, sharing the card with fellow Oriole Tom Phoebus; it is recognized as Epstein's rookie card. A Bronx-born slugging first baseman nicknamed "Super Jew," Epstein blossomed under manager Ted Williams in Washington before helping Oakland win the 1972 World Series championship.
Phoebus opened the season in the Orioles rotation and delivered his best all-around year, going 14-9 with a 3.33 ERA over 33 starts and 208 innings, leading Baltimore's staff in innings, starts, strikeouts and wins. In late May and early June he threw consecutive shutouts against New York, Boston and Washington. The Sporting News named him American League Rookie Pitcher of the Year. This card, a recognized rookie card, shares space with Mike Epstein in the multi-player Rookie Stars subset from the third print series. Baltimore-born right-hander who opened his September 1966 Orioles debut with two straight shutouts, then anchored the rotation for three seasons through the 1970 championship season.
Sources: Wikipedia (Mike Epstein) · Wikipedia (Tom Phoebus) · SABR BioProject (Mike Epstein) · SABR BioProject (Tom Phoebus)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 408 | 6 | 58 | 214 | 83 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| SGC | 31 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #204 card?
It is card #204 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Epstein and Tom Phoebus. 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 #204 a rookie card?
Yes - #204 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Mike Epstein and Tom Phoebus.
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.