1969 Topps #339 Reds Rookie Stars - Steve Mingori / Jose Pena
On this card: Steve Mingori, Jose Pena
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
Steve Mingori's 1969 Topps card is a series 4 Rookie Stars issue, card #339, shared with fellow pitching prospect Jose Pena and picturing both men as Cincinnati Reds. Mingori had signed with the Reds in 1965 and was still working his way through their farm system at the time this card was printed, more than a year before Cleveland traded for him and he made his major league debut. It is a recognized rookie card for a pitcher who would go on to a decade-long relief career, though not with the Reds organization pictured on it. Left-handed reliever for the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals from 1970-1979, a Kansas City native who finished 18-33 with 42 saves and pitched in three straight ALCS defeats to the Yankees.
Pena made his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 1969, appearing in six games out of the bullpen and going 1-1 with an 18.00 ERA over five innings. His 1969 Topps card, #339, is a recognized rookie card in the fourth print series, on a multi-player Rookie Stars subset shared with fellow pitcher Steve Mingori, both pictured representing the Reds as they broke into the majors that year. Mexican right-hander who pitched for the Reds and Dodgers from 1969 through 1972, working almost exclusively in relief, then spent 22 winters starring in the Mexican Pacific League.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 501 | 14 | 131 | 259 | 56 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1969 Topps #339 card?
It is card #339 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Steve Mingori and Jose Pena. 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 #339 a rookie card?
Yes - #339 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Steve Mingori and Jose Pena.
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.