1969 Topps #654 White Sox Rookie Stars - Carlos May / Don Secrist / Rich Morales
On this card: Carlos May, Don Secrist, Rich Morales
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
May's 1969 Topps card (#654) is a high-number Rookie Stars subset card, shared with fellow White Sox prospects Rich Morales and Don Secrist, and is recognized as May's rookie card. That season he broke out for the White Sox, batting .281 with 18 home runs, 62 RBIs and 62 runs in 100 games, then made the American League All-Star team as a rookie before a military accident cut his season short in August. Carlos May, younger brother of Lee May, was a two-time All-Star outfielder and first baseman for the Chicago White Sox who overcame a thumb injury from a military accident to post a 90-homer, .274 career over ten major league seasons.
Secrist's 1969 Topps card, #654, is a high number from the seventh and final print series, a Rookie Stars issue shared with fellow Chicago White Sox players Carlos May and Rich Morales. It marks Secrist's rookie card. He made his major league debut that season during the Seattle Pilots' home opener at Sick's Stadium in his hometown of Seattle, going on to record his only career decision, a loss to the Minnesota Twins on July 16, before a broken hand ended his season the following day. A Seattle-born left-hander who reached the majors as a Chicago White Sox relief pitcher in 1969 and 1970, following an MVP winter in the Mexican Pacific League.
Rich Morales shares 1969 Topps #654, a recognized rookie card, with Carlos May and Don Secrist on a multi-player Rookie Stars card for the Chicago White Sox, part of the seventh print series and a high number. Morales split his 1969 season between second base and shortstop for Chicago, appearing in 55 games and hitting .215 with 6 RBI, his first extended big-league playing time after brief callups the two prior seasons. Rich Morales was a glove-first infielder for the Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres from 1967 through 1974, later a longtime minor league manager and Atlanta Braves coach under Chuck Tanner.
Sources: Wikipedia (Carlos May) · Wikipedia (Don Secrist) · Wikipedia (Rich Morales) · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 478 | 4 | 90 | 289 | 59 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| SGC | 27 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 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 #654 card?
It is card #654 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Carlos May, Don Secrist and Rich Morales. 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 #654 a rookie card?
Yes - #654 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Carlos May, Don Secrist and Rich Morales.
Why is #654 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last print series, #589-664 - the scarce end of the set.
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.