1970 Topps #121 Orioles Rookie Stars - Fred Beene / Terry Crowley
On this card: Fred Beene, Terry Crowley
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
Beene made four appearances for Baltimore in 1970, throwing six innings with four strikeouts and a 6.00 ERA, after going 9-3 with a 3.20 ERA in 13 games at Triple-A Rochester. Card #121, from the first series, is an Orioles Rookies card shared with Terry Crowley and is the rookie card for both men. Right-handed reliever, 5 feet 9 inches, who pitched for the Orioles, Yankees and Indians from 1968 to 1975 and went 12-7 with a 3.62 ERA. Rochester inducted him into its hall of fame, and he later scouted for the Brewers for 20 years.
Crowley opened 1970 as Baltimore's 25th man after hitting .380 in Grapefruit League play, then batted .257 with five home runs and 20 RBIs in 83 games for a 108-win club. His first major-league homer came May 1 off Minnesota's Dave Boswell. His 1970 Topps #121 is a first-series Rookie Stars card shared with Fred Beene, both Orioles, and a rookie card for each man. Left-handed outfielder, first baseman and pinch hitter for the Orioles, Reds, Braves and Expos from 1969 to 1983. He collected 108 career pinch hits, won rings in 1970 and 1975, and later coached hitters for Baltimore and Minnesota.
Sources: Wikipedia (Fred Beene) · Wikipedia (Terry Crowley) · SABR BioProject (Fred Beene) · SABR BioProject (Terry Crowley) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 199 | 0 | 22 | 110 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 #121 card?
It is card #121 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Fred Beene and Terry Crowley. 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 #121 a rookie card?
Yes - #121 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Fred Beene and Terry Crowley.
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.