1968 Topps #199 A's Rookie Stars - Roberto Rodriguez / Darrell Osteen
On this card: Roberto Rodriguez, Darrell Osteen
About this card
Thirty Rookie Stars cards carry two players each on a horizontal front. The class is headlined by the two Hall of Fame rookies, #177 Nolan Ryan (with Jerry Koosman) and #247 Johnny Bench (with Ron Tompkins), with #384 Hal McRae (with Bill Henry) the other rookie card collectors chase.
The story on this card
After a 1967 rookie season split between Kansas City and Triple-A Vancouver, going 1-1 with a 3.57 ERA and two saves in 15 games, Rodriguez earned his first career win that August against Detroit, outdueling a lineup featuring Al Kaline and Eddie Mathews. Topps featured him on 1968 card #199, a print series 3 Athletics Rookie Stars card, he shares with Darrell Osteen, a recognized rookie card, though he spent that season back at Vancouver. Venezuelan right-hander who converted from catcher to pitcher in the Kansas City Athletics' system and later became a decorated Venezuelan winter-league closer known as Pluto.
Topps' 1968 set lists Osteen with the Oakland Athletics organization on card #199, a Rookie Stars card in the third series he shares with fellow Athletics prospect Roberto Rodriguez; his own first Topps card came two years earlier, 1966 #424. Osteen did not appear in a major league game in 1968, returning to the majors with the Athletics only in 1970, when he closed out his career after parts of four big league seasons. 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.
Sources: SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 281 | 9 | 38 | 124 | 57 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 2 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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. Slabs of the yellow team-letter #49 and #66 are 1968 Milton Bradley game cards and are not counted here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1968 Topps #199 card?
It is card #199 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Roberto Rodriguez and Darrell Osteen. Thirty Rookie Stars cards carry two players each on a horizontal front. The class is headlined by the two Hall of Fame rookies, #177 Nolan Ryan (with Jerry Koosman) and #247 Johnny Bench (with Ron Tompkins), with #384 Hal McRae (with Bill Henry) the other rookie card collectors chase.
Is 1968 Topps #199 a rookie card?
Yes - #199 is the rookie card of Roberto Rodriguez. Darrell Osteen had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
How many cards are in the 1968 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 606 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 598 without a gap and no printed number carries two different cards; eight cards - six of the seven checklists, #10 AL Pitching Leaders and #400 Mike McCormick - carry a catalogued print variation that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball Almanac, Beckett, 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.