1969 Topps #331 Braves Rookie Stars - Gil Garrido / Tom House
On this card: Gil Garrido, Tom House
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
By 1969 Garrido was a semi-regular shortstop for the Atlanta Braves, starting 81 of his 82 games there as the club won the National League West and advanced to face the Mets in the NLCS, where Garrido went 2-for-10. His 1969 Topps card, number 331, is a Rookie Stars subset issue from the set's fourth print series, shared with Braves pitcher Tom House, and is House's rookie card; Garrido first appeared on 1964 Topps #452. Panamanian-born infielder who covered shortstop, second and third base for the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves from 1964 to 1972, topping out with a .264 season for Atlanta in 1970.
House's 1969 season was a rebuilding year in the Braves' system: after a spring-training medical scare and a wrenched knee that June, he started 19 games for Triple-A Richmond, going 4-7 with a 4.05 ERA, still working to establish himself as a reliever before his major league debut in 1971. His 1969 Topps card, number 331 in the fourth series, is his recognized rookie card: a Rookie Stars issue he shares with fellow Braves prospect Gil Garrido, both pictured under the Atlanta Braves banner. Braves reliever whose best season was 1974, remembered for catching Hank Aaron's 715th home run in the bullpen and handing it back to him at the plate.
Sources: Wikipedia (Gil Garrido) · Wikipedia (Tom House) · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 235 | 3 | 38 | 124 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1969 Topps #331 card?
It is card #331 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gil Garrido and Tom House. 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 #331 a rookie card?
Yes - #331 is the rookie card of Tom House. Gil Garrido 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.