1968 Topps #16 Indians Rookie Stars - Lou Piniella / Richie Scheinblum
On this card: Lou Piniella, Richie Scheinblum
The same card design also appears in the 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card game issue, identified by its yellow-tinged back.
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
Baltimore traded Piniella back to the Cleveland organization in March 1966, and he spent the next three seasons with the Pacific Coast League's Portland Beavers. Cleveland brought him up late in 1968 for six games, going hitless in five at-bats with one RBI. Card #16 in the first series pairs him with Richie Scheinblum on a Rookie Stars front. The 1964 Senators card came first. The design also appears in the 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card game issue, which collectors identify by its yellow-tinged back. Rookie of the Year in 1969, an All-Star as a Royal, a two-time World Series champion as a Yankee and later manager of five clubs, Piniella collected 1,705 hits in 18 seasons and remains a Hall of Fame near-miss.
Coming off a .318 average in limited Cleveland action in 1967, Scheinblum spent most of 1968 back in the minors with Portland, where he hit .304 with a .479 slugging percentage, while going 12-for-55 for a .218 mark in his brief major league stint with the Indians. This card, from the first print series, is a multi-player Rookie Stars issue shared with Cleveland teammate Lou Piniella. His rookie card was his 1965 issue. A switch-hitting outfielder for six major league clubs from 1965 to 1974, he made the 1972 American League All-Star team while batting .300 for the Kansas City Royals.
Sources: Wikipedia (Lou Piniella) · Wikipedia (Richie Scheinblum)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 697 | 8 | 50 | 197 | 97 | 106 | 74 | 163 | 2 |
| SGC | 122 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 28 | 35 | 1 |
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 #16 card?
It is card #16 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Lou Piniella and Richie Scheinblum. 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.
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.