1967 Topps #72 Tigers Rookie Stars - George Korince / John Matchick
On this card: George Korince, John Matchick
The photo labelled Korince shows another player: the Trading Card Database and Baseball Card Pedia identify him as James M. Brown, and Korince's SABR biography names Ike Brown. Topps never corrected the error.
Uncorrected error: The George Korince photo is not Korince - the man pictured is James M. Brown; never corrected
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
Korince's first Topps card, #72, is a series 1 Rookie Stars issue shared with fellow Tigers prospect John Matchick, a recognized rookie card released as Korince broke camp in Detroit's bullpen to open the season. The photo on that card shows another player, identified by the Trading Card Database and Baseball Card Pedia as James M. Brown and by Korince's SABR biography as Ike Brown, an error Topps never corrected. A second card, #526, is a series 6 Rookie Stars issue shared with Pat Dobson, giving Korince two rookie cards from the same season covering his active relief stint with the Tigers. Canadian right-hander George Korince pitched eleven games for the Detroit Tigers in 1966-67, earning his only major league win in relief at Fenway Park before control problems and an ailing arm ended his career in the minors.
Tom Matchick's rookie card, 1967 Topps #72, is a Rookie Stars issue picturing him alongside George Korince, both tabbed as Tigers prospects after his September call-up ended a five-year run through Detroit's farm system, capped by a Rawlings Silver Glove and Triple-A all-star season at Toledo. He debuted for the Tigers on September 2, 1967, going 1-for-6 in eight games to close the year. Utility infielder who spent parts of six seasons with five American League clubs from 1967 to 1972, best remembered for a walk-off two-run homer that beat Baltimore during Detroit's 1968 pennant run.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject (George Korince) · SABR BioProject (Tommy Matchick)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 266 | 5 | 39 | 111 | 61 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 1 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 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 #72 card?
It is the Tigers Rookie Stars card of George Korince and John Matchick, #72 in the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set - but the photograph labelled Korince shows a different player, not Korince.
Is 1967 Topps #72 a rookie card?
Yes - #72 is a rookie card for both players named on it: George Korince and John Matchick.
Does 1967 Topps #72 have an error?
The George Korince photo is not Korince - the man pictured is James M. Brown; never corrected.
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.