1967 Topps #486 Twins Rookie Stars - Rich Reese / Bill Whitby
On this card: Rich Reese, Bill Whitby
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 #486, a Rookie Stars card from the set's sixth series, pairs Reese with fellow Twins prospect Bill Whitby and is Whitby's rookie card; Reese's came on 1965 Topps #597. That season Reese played in 95 games, splitting time between first base and left field, and batted .248 with 4 home runs and 20 RBIs; he also tied for the American League lead in pinch hits, with 13. A steady-gloved Twins first baseman and outfielder through the 1960s and early 1970s, Reese hit his career-best .322 in 1969 and later became a major figure in the spirits industry as CEO of Jim Beam Brands.
This 1967 Topps Rookie Stars card was issued in the sixth print series and stands as Whitby's recognized rookie card. It pairs him with fellow Minnesota Twins prospect Rich Reese on a shared multi-player design. By the time the card reached shelves, Whitby's brief four-game relief stint with the Twins in 1964 was already behind him, the whole of his major league record. A right-handed reliever who signed with the Twins out of Victoria High School, Whitby worked four relief outings for Minnesota in 1964, his only taste of the majors after nine years in the club's farm system.
Sources: Wikipedia (Rich Reese) · Wikipedia (Bill Whitby) · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 275 | 3 | 38 | 132 | 57 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 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 #486 card?
It is card #486 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rich Reese and Bill Whitby. 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 #486 a rookie card?
Yes - #486 is the rookie card of Bill Whitby. Rich Reese had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
Why is #486 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.