1969 Topps #324 Tigers Rookie Stars - Les Cain / Dave Campbell
On this card: Les Cain, Dave Campbell
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
Les Cain's 1969 Topps card, #324, is a Rookie Stars issue shared with fellow Tigers prospect Dave Campbell, part of the set's third print series and a recognized rookie card for both players pictured. Cain had made Detroit's 1968 Opening Day roster as one of four rookies and picked up his first big-league win that May, but arm trouble kept him out of the majors for all of 1969, pitching instead for the Tigers' Toledo farm club. Hard-throwing left-handed Tigers starter whose promising career was cut short by a shoulder injury after a standout 1970 rookie season and a strong follow-up in 1971.
Campbell opened 1969 back with Detroit after two seasons shuttling to Triple-A Toledo, where his power hitting had set a club home run record. He served as a utility infielder for the Tigers that year, appearing in 32 games at first and second base but struggling at the plate. His 1969 Topps #324 Rookie Stars card, a recognized rookie card, pairs him with fellow Tiger Les Cain, a pitcher he had been teammates with in Toledo's championship run the year before. A Michigan Wolverine and 1962 College World Series champion, Dave Campbell spent eight seasons as a utility infielder for four clubs before becoming a longtime ESPN baseball broadcaster.
Sources: Wikipedia (Les Cain) · Wikipedia (Dave Campbell (infielder)) · SABR BioProject (Les Cain) · SABR BioProject (Dave Campbell)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 317 | 5 | 47 | 154 | 77 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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 #324 card?
It is card #324 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Les Cain and Dave Campbell. 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 #324 a rookie card?
Yes - #324 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Les Cain and Dave Campbell.
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.