1970 Topps #36 Reds Rookie Stars - Danny Breeden / Bernie Carbo
On this card: Danny Breeden, Bernie Carbo
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
Danny Breeden's big-league time before this set came to three games with the 1969 Cincinnati Reds. He debuted July 24 at Shea Stadium against the Mets, filling in at catcher while Johnny Bench was unavailable, and went 1-for-8 overall. Card #36, from the first series, is a Rookie Stars card shared with Bernie Carbo. Albany, Georgia, catcher who changed organizations several times before debuting with the Reds in 1969, then played his final major league season with the Cubs in 1971.
Carbo opened the 1970 season in left field for Cincinnati on April 6 and homered off Joe Sparma for his first major league hit. He hit two home runs against Atlanta on April 21 and drove in five runs against St. Louis on July 27, a career high for one game. Topps put him on #36, a Rookie Stars card in the first series that he shares with Danny Breeden, both pictured with the Reds. It is Carbo's rookie card. Outfielder and DH for the Reds, Cardinals, Red Sox, Brewers, Indians and Pirates from 1969 to 1980. A 1970 Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year, he hit the pinch three-run homer that tied Game 6 of the 1975 World Series.
Sources: Wikipedia (Danny Breeden) · Wikipedia (Bernie Carbo) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 306 | 1 | 30 | 165 | 73 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 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 #36 card?
It is card #36 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Danny Breeden and Bernie Carbo. 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 #36 a rookie card?
Yes - #36 is the rookie card of Bernie Carbo. Danny Breeden had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
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.