1970 Topps #348 Mets Rookie Stars - Mike Jorgensen / Jesse Hudson
On this card: Mike Jorgensen, Jesse Hudson
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
Jorgensen shares the Mets Rookie Stars card #348 with Jesse Hudson, a rookie card for both men, issued in the third series. He played 76 games for the Mets in 1970 at first base and in the outfield, hitting .195 with 3 home runs. The year before, he had played the entire season in the minors. Mike Jorgensen, a left-handed first baseman, played 1968 to 1985 for the Mets, Expos, Athletics, Rangers, Braves and Cardinals. He won the 1973 Gold Glove with Montreal and hit .310 for the 1974 Expos.
On September 19, 1969, in the second game of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh at Shea Stadium, Hudson relieved Ron Taylor with the Mets trailing 7-0 and pitched the last two innings. He struck out Willie Stargell, John Jeter and Jerry May, walked two, and allowed one earned run on two hits. His card is #348, a third-series Rookie Stars card that pairs him with Mike Jorgensen. Both men are listed with the Mets, and it is the rookie card for each. Jesse Hudson, a left-hander from Mansfield, Louisiana, was the youngest member of the 1969 Miracle Mets. He pitched in one major league game in September 1969, spent 1970 at Triple-A Tidewater and left baseball in 1971.
Sources: Wikipedia (Mike Jorgensen) · Wikipedia (Jesse Hudson) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 237 | 2 | 44 | 139 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 #348 card?
It is card #348 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Jorgensen and Jesse Hudson. 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 #348 a rookie card?
Yes - #348 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Mike Jorgensen and Jesse Hudson.
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.