1970 Topps #286 Dodgers Rookie Stars - Jack Jenkins / Bill Buckner
On this card: Jack Jenkins, Bill Buckner
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
Jenkins's 1969 season was one Dodgers appearance, a single inning on September 30 with one strikeout and a 0.00 ERA, his first major league action since 1963. His 1970 card is #286, the Dodgers Rookies card in the third series, shared with Bill Buckner, also printed with Los Angeles. It is the rookie card for both men and ranks among the key rookie cards of the gray-bordered 1970 set. Right-hander Jack Jenkins pitched eight major league games across three seasons, seven for the 1962-63 Washington Senators and one for the 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers, going 0-3 with a 4.72 ERA over 26 2/3 innings.
Buckner opened 1970 as the Dodgers' starting left fielder after winning the club's outstanding-rookie award in spring training, and singled for his first major league hit on April 8 against Cincinnati. He hit .121 in 14 games and went to Triple-A Spokane, where he played much of the year with a broken jaw wired shut and batted .335. Card #286 is a Rookie Stars card from the third series, shared with Jack Jenkins, a rookie card for both men and one of the set's key rookie cards. Bill Buckner was a Dodgers outfielder who became a first baseman with the Cubs, won the 1980 NL batting title and collected 2,715 hits, but is best known for the Game 6 error in the 1986 World Series with Boston.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jack Jenkins) · Wikipedia (Bill Buckner) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,283 | 1 | 118 | 611 | 201 | 126 | 96 | 128 | 2 |
| SGC | 189 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 39 | 45 | 25 | 24 | 2 |
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 #286 card?
It is card #286 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jack Jenkins and Bill Buckner. 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 #286 a rookie card?
Yes - #286 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Jack Jenkins and Bill Buckner.
What are the key cards in the 1970 Topps set?
#189 Yankees 1970 Rookie Stars - the Thurman Munson rookie card, shared with Dave McDonald - #350 Roberto Clemente and #712 Nolan Ryan are the headline cards. The other key cards are #286 Dodgers 1970 Rookie Stars, the Bill Buckner rookie card (with Jack Jenkins), #459 Reggie Jackson and #469 Sam McDowell from the All-Star run, #500 Hank Aaron, #600 Willie Mays, and the high numbers #640 Al Kaline, #660 Johnny Bench and #700 Frank Robinson. The high numbers, #634-720, are the seventh series 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.