1970 Topps #262 Padres Rookie Stars - Jerry Morales / Jim Williams
On this card: Jerry Morales, Jim Williams
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
Morales shares Padres Rookie Stars card #262 with Jim Williams, a second-series card and a rookie card for both men. He was San Diego's Opening Day left fielder in 1970. After batting .155 in 28 games over the first five weeks, he was sent to Triple-A Salt Lake City on May 12 for the rest of the year. Jerry Morales, a Puerto Rican outfielder, played 1969 to 1983 for the Padres, Cubs, Cardinals, Tigers and Mets. He led the 1975 Cubs with 91 RBI and was a 1977 All-Star, finishing with 95 home runs and a .259 average.
Williams spent most of 1970 at Triple-A Salt Lake before San Diego recalled him in September for 11 games, in which he went 4 for 14. His card that year is #262, the second-series Padres Rookies card he shares with Jerry Morales, and it is a rookie card for both men. Jim Williams was a San Diego Padres outfielder in the club's first two seasons, hitting .282 over 24 games in 1969 and 1970. A 1968 expansion-draft pick from the Dodgers system, he retired in 1973 at age 26.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jerry Morales) · Wikipedia (Jim Williams (outfielder, born 1947)) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 183 | 1 | 35 | 98 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 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 #262 card?
It is card #262 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Morales and Jim Williams. 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 #262 a rookie card?
Yes - #262 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Jerry Morales and Jim Williams.
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.