1970 Topps #88 Pilots Rookie Stars - Miguel Fuentes / Dick Baney
On this card: Miguel Fuentes, Dick Baney
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
Topps gave Miguel Fuentes one card, #88 in the first series of 1970, a Pilots Rookie Stars card shared with Dick Baney and the rookie card of both men. The card carries the Pilots name because Topps was already producing the 1970 cards, and the move to Milwaukee had not been announced, when Fuentes died that winter. After his start against Chicago, White Sox manager Don Gutteridge said it looked like that youngster was going to be "one fine pitcher." Baney recalled him as the "nicest kid you'll ever meet." Miguel Fuentes was a right-handed pitcher from Loiza, Puerto Rico, who made eight appearances for the 1969 Seattle Pilots, including the last pitches the club threw in Seattle. He was fatally shot in Loiza Aldea on January 29, 1970, at 23.
Baney had thrown 18 2/3 innings for the 1969 Pilots, his only major league season to that point, when Topps gave him a Rookie Stars card with Miguel Fuentes. Both are printed with Seattle, although the franchise had moved to Milwaukee and become the Brewers. Right-handed reliever from Fullerton, California, who pitched for the 1969 Seattle Pilots and the 1973-74 Cincinnati Reds. He went 4-1 with a 4.28 ERA and three saves in 42 games, and was part of the June 1970 Dave May trade.
Sources: Wikipedia (Miguel Fuentes) · Wikipedia (Dick Baney) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 231 | 1 | 35 | 147 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 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 #88 card?
It is card #88 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Miguel Fuentes and Dick Baney. 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 #88 a rookie card?
Yes - #88 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Miguel Fuentes and Dick Baney.
Why does this card say Seattle Pilots?
Because the card prints the Seattle Pilots, and it is correct as printed: the franchise played the 1970 season as the Milwaukee Brewers, but thirty 1970 Topps cards print the Pilots - the #713 team card, #556 Dave Bristol's manager card, the #88 Pilots Rookie Stars and twenty-seven player cards. 1970 Topps is the second and last Topps flagship set with Seattle Pilots cards.
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.