1968 Topps #76 Braves Rookie Stars - Jim Britton / Ron Reed
On this card: Jim Britton, Ron Reed
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
By the time this Atlanta Braves Rookie Stars card appeared, Britton had already made his major league debut the previous September, an outing remembered for allowing Johnny Bench's first career home run. He was heading into what would prove his best season, a 1968 campaign of 34 games and a 3.10 ERA. The card pairs him with fellow Braves pitcher Ron Reed. A 6-foot-5 right-hander from North Tonawanda, New York, who pitched for the Braves and Expos from 1967 to 1971 and later became an FBI special agent.
Topps #76 pairs Ron Reed with fellow Braves prospect Jim Britton on a Rookie Stars card from the set's first print series. Reed had split 1967 between Triple-A Richmond and a late-season Atlanta call-up; for 1968 he moved into the Braves rotation full time, going 11-10 with a 3.35 ERA and six complete games and earning his only career All-Star selection. A two-sport pro who played NBA forward for Detroit before pitching nineteen major-league seasons for the Braves, Cardinals, Phillies and White Sox, finishing among the few hurlers with 100 wins, 100 saves and 50 complete games.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jim Britton) · Wikipedia (Ron Reed)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 276 | 5 | 48 | 105 | 48 | 35 | 16 | 17 | 2 |
| SGC | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 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 #76 card?
It is card #76 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Britton and Ron Reed. 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 #76 a rookie card?
Yes - #76 is the rookie card of Ron Reed. Jim Britton 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.