1969 Topps #358 Athletics Rookie Stars - George Lauzerique / Roberto Rodriguez
On this card: George Lauzerique, Roberto Rodriguez
About this card
This is one of the 52 Rookie Stars cards in the 1969 Topps set, each carrying two or three young players under a club or league title. A Rookie Stars card is a rookie card only for the players pictured who had no earlier Topps flagship card - the rookie-card answer on each card names them.
The story on this card
In 1969, his final season with the Oakland Athletics, Lauzerique was part of the pitching staff, making eight starts among nineteen total appearances and completing one game, finishing 3-4 with a 4.70 ERA. His best outing came May 30 against Cleveland, a complete game with just one run allowed. He was traded to the Seattle Pilots that December. This card is part of the 1969 Topps set's fourth print series and pairs him with fellow Athletics pitcher Roberto Rodriguez on a shared Rookie Stars card; it is recognized as his rookie card. Cuban-born right-hander who debuted with the Kansas City Athletics in 1967, pitched for Oakland and the Milwaukee Brewers through 1970, and threw a minor-league perfect game along the way.
Still with Triple-A Vancouver in 1968, Rodriguez went 12-11 as the Mounties finished last in the Pacific Coast League. Topps included him in the 1969 set on card #358, a print series 4 Athletics Rookie Stars card shared with fellow pitcher George Lauzerique. 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.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 428 | 9 | 116 | 221 | 50 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1969 Topps #358 card?
It is card #358 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing George Lauzerique and Roberto Rodriguez. This is one of the 52 Rookie Stars cards in the 1969 Topps set, each carrying two or three young players under a club or league title. A Rookie Stars card is a rookie card only for the players pictured who had no earlier Topps flagship card - the rookie-card answer on each card names them.
Is 1969 Topps #358 a rookie card?
Yes - #358 is the rookie card of George Lauzerique. Roberto Rodriguez had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
How many cards are in the 1969 Topps Baseball set?
664 cards, tracked as 696 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 664 with none skipped and no printed number shared by two cards; 32 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately, 23 of them the yellow- and white-letter name pairs of #440-511.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, 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.