1969 Topps #136 Cardinals Rookie Stars - Steve Huntz / Mike Torrez
On this card: Steve Huntz, Mike Torrez
Rookie card for Huntz only, not for Torrez.
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
Card #136 pairs Huntz with Mike Torrez in the Cardinals Rookie Stars subset, from Topps' second series of 1969. It is a recognized rookie card for Huntz alone. That season Huntz split his time between shortstop and second base for St. Louis, appearing in 71 games and batting .194 with 3 home runs and 13 RBI in his first extended big-league look. A utility infielder who played shortstop, second base and third base for the Cardinals, Padres and White Sox across five seasons from 1967 to 1975.
In 1969 Torrez became a full-time member of the Cardinals rotation, finishing 10-4 with a 3.59 ERA over 24 appearances after winning nine of his final ten decisions. Card #136, from the set's second print series, is a Rookie Stars card shared with Steve Huntz, both pictured as Cardinals. His rookie card is 1968 Topps #162. A well-traveled right-hander who pitched for seven major league clubs across 18 seasons, highlighted by a 20-win year with Baltimore in 1975 and two Yankees victories in the 1977 World Series.
Sources: Wikipedia (Steve Huntz) · Wikipedia (Mike Torrez)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 273 | 3 | 40 | 116 | 60 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 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 #136 card?
It is card #136 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Steve Huntz and Mike Torrez. 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 #136 a rookie card?
Yes - #136 is the rookie card of Steve Huntz. Mike Torrez 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.