1967 Topps #222 Reds Rookie Stars - Darrell Osteen / Lee May
On this card: Darrell Osteen, Lee May
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
Osteen returned to the Reds' bullpen in 1967, pitching in 10 games for 14.1 innings and going 0-2 with a 6.28 ERA and two saves. He appears again on a Cincinnati Reds Rookie Stars card, 1967 Topps #222 in the set's third series, sharing the card once more with Lee May; his rookie card is the 1966 issue. Right-handed reliever Darrell Osteen pitched for the Cincinnati Reds (1965-67) and Oakland Athletics (1970), posting a 1-4 career record over 29 games; he is not a Hall of Famer.
May won the Reds' first-base job for good in 1967, batting .265 with 12 home runs and 57 RBI over 127 games while splitting time in the outfield. The Sporting News named him NL Rookie of the Year for the performance. This card is a Rookie Stars issue from Topps' third print series, again pairing May with Darrell Osteen as the two Reds prospects share the card. A powerful right-handed first baseman for the Reds, Astros, Orioles and Royals, Lee May hit 354 career home runs and posted 100-RBI seasons for three different franchises.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 440 | 4 | 51 | 224 | 74 | 45 | 22 | 18 | 2 |
| SGC | 32 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 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 #222 card?
It is card #222 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Darrell Osteen and Lee May. 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.
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.