1968 Topps #36 Pirates Rookie Stars - Bob Moose / Bob Robertson
On this card: Bob Moose, Bob Robertson
A look-alike printed with a yellow-tinged back came in the 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card board game.
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
In his first full season, Moose worked mostly in relief early on before earning a rotation spot in June, when he threw consecutive two-hit shutouts at Forbes Field. He finished 8-12 with a sharp 2.73 ERA over 171.1 innings and was named the Pirates' Rookie of the Year. Card #36, part of the first series, is a multi-player Rookie Stars card shared with fellow Pirates farmhand Bob Robertson, and is recognized as Moose's rookie card. A look-alike printed with a yellow-tinged back came in the 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card board game. Pirates right-hander (1967-76) who no-hit the 1969 Mets and helped Pittsburgh win it all in 1971, before his life ended in a car crash at age 29.
Robertson's first Topps card came in the 1968 set's first series, a multi-player Rookie Stars issue at #36 shared with fellow Pittsburgh farmhand Bob Moose, and it stands as his recognized rookie card. He had gotten a brief big-league look with the Pirates in 1967 after leading the minors in home runs three times, but a kidney obstruction wiped out his entire 1968 season, the year pictured on the card, and kept him out of the majors until 1969. Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman whose six home runs in the 1971 postseason, three in one NLCS game, set a single-postseason record that lasted three decades; anchored the Pirates' 1970-75 division-title era and their 1971 World Series title.
Sources: Wikipedia (Bob Moose) · Wikipedia (Bob Robertson) · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 423 | 10 | 109 | 185 | 57 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 2 |
| SGC | 33 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 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 #36 card?
It is card #36 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Moose and Bob Robertson. 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 #36 a rookie card?
Yes - #36 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Bob Moose and Bob Robertson.
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.