1970 Topps #642 Angels Rookie Stars - Greg Garrett / Gordon Lund / Jarvis Tatum
On this card: Greg Garrett, Gordon Lund, Jarvis Tatum
About this card
This is one of the forty Rookie Stars cards, each showing two or three rookies from one club; #654 (National League) and #702 (American League) each mix three clubs. A Rookie Stars card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #36, #74, #109, #154, #267, #317, #429, #573, #669 and #683 one of them had already appeared on one, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
The story on this card
Seven of Garrett's appearances for the Angels in his 1970 debut season were starts. His #642 is a three-man Rookie Stars card in the seventh series of the 1970 Topps set, a high number, and the rookie card for all three men: Garrett, Gordon Lund and Jarvis Tatum. Each is printed with the California Angels, though Lund had played for the Seattle Pilots in 1969. Left-handed pitcher who worked 32 games for the 1970 California Angels, going 5-6 with a 2.65 ERA, then went to Cincinnati in the December 1970 trade for Jim Maloney and pitched twice more before his career ended in April 1971.
The 1970 season was Lund's last as a player. His #642 is a Rookie Stars card shared with Greg Garrett and Jarvis Tatum, and it is the rookie card of all three men. Topps printed each of them with the California Angels. The card falls in the seventh series, the high-number run of the set (#634-720). Gordy Lund was an infielder who played 23 major-league games, three for the 1967 Cleveland Indians and 20 for the 1969 Seattle Pilots, and later managed in the Chicago White Sox farm system from 1974 to 1982.
Tatum played 75 games for the 1970 Angels, 44 of them as an outfield starter. He hit .238 with seven extra-base hits, all doubles, and stole one base. Topps put him on #642, a seventh-series high number and a Rookie Stars card with Greg Garrett and Gordon Lund. All three are printed with the Angels, though Lund had been with the Seattle Pilots in 1969, and it is the rookie card for each. Fresno-born outfielder who played 102 games for the California Angels from 1968 to 1970, was traded to Boston without ever reporting, and then played a season for Yakult in Japan's Central League.
Sources: Wikipedia (Greg Garrett) · Wikipedia (Gordon Lund) · Wikipedia (Jarvis Tatum) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 225 | 2 | 43 | 130 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| SGC | 17 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. 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 1970 Topps #642 card?
It is card #642 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Greg Garrett, Gordon Lund and Jarvis Tatum. This is one of the forty Rookie Stars cards, each showing two or three rookies from one club; #654 (National League) and #702 (American League) each mix three clubs. A Rookie Stars card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #36, #74, #109, #154, #267, #317, #429, #573, #669 and #683 one of them had already appeared on one, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
Is 1970 Topps #642 a rookie card?
Yes - #642 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Greg Garrett, Gordon Lund and Jarvis Tatum.
Why is #642 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last series, #634-720 - the high numbers, and the toughest series of the set to find.
How many cards are in the 1970 Topps Baseball set?
720 cards, tracked as 726 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 720 with none skipped, issued in seven series - #1-132, #133-263, #264-372, #373-459, #460-546, #547-633 and the high numbers, #634-720; 6 cards, all of them checklists, carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, 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 2026-10-25.