1968 Topps #113 Tigers Rookie Stars - Tom Matchick / Daryl Patterson
On this card: Tom Matchick, Daryl Patterson
A yellow-tinged 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card game look-alike exists for this card.
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
1968 Topps #113 is another Rookie Stars card, teaming Matchick with Tigers pitching prospect Daryl Patterson. It fell in the year's second print series, issued as Matchick made the Tigers' roster out of spring training; he went on to hit .203 for the season but delivered the biggest hit of his career: a two-run, ninth-inning homer off Moe Drabowsky that beat Baltimore 5-4 on July 19, 1968, in front of 53,208 fans at Tiger Stadium, and he shared in Detroit's World Series championship that October. Collectors also note a yellow-tinged 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card game look-alike of this card. Utility infielder who spent parts of six seasons with five American League clubs from 1967 to 1972, best remembered for a walk-off two-run homer that beat Baltimore during Detroit's 1968 pennant run.
Patterson debuted for Detroit on April 10, 1968, and worked almost entirely in relief, going 2-3 with a 2.12 ERA, seven saves, and 49 strikeouts in 68 innings for the World Series champion Tigers. This 1968 Topps Rookie Stars card, number 113 from the set's second print series, pairs him with fellow Tigers rookie Tom Matchick. Patterson also pitched three scoreless innings for Detroit that fall in the World Series win over St. Louis. Right-handed reliever Daryl Patterson pitched five big-league seasons for Detroit, Oakland, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh from 1968 to 1974, throwing three scoreless innings for the champion Tigers in the 1968 World Series before a long postbaseball career at Pacific Gas and Electric.
Sources: Wikipedia (Tom Matchick) · Wikipedia (Daryl Patterson) · SABR BioProject (Tommy Matchick) · SABR BioProject (Daryl Patterson)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 379 | 7 | 61 | 146 | 77 | 48 | 26 | 12 | 2 |
| SGC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 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. 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 #113 card?
It is card #113 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Matchick and Daryl Patterson. 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 #113 a rookie card?
Yes - #113 is the rookie card of Daryl Patterson. Tom Matchick 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.