1970 Topps #241 Royals Rookie Stars - Al Fitzmorris / Scott Northey
On this card: Al Fitzmorris, Scott Northey
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
Fitzmorris debuted on September 8, 1969, and worked seven games in relief that year. His Rookie Stars card, #241, is shared with Scott Northey, and both men are shown with the Royals on what is a first card for each. In 1970 he pitched in 43 games, 11 of them starts, and went 8-5 with a 4.44 ERA. Al Fitzmorris pitched for the Royals, Indians and Angels from 1969 to 1978, going 77-59 with a 3.65 ERA. He won a career-high 16 games for Kansas City in 1975 and was an expansion-draft pick of Toronto in 1976.
Northey debuted on September 2, 1969, and played his final major league game on October 2. #241 is a Rookie Stars card from the second series, with Kansas City pitcher Al Fitzmorris sharing the frame, and it is a first Topps card for both men. Northey stole six bases in his 20 games. Scott Northey, son of outfielder Ron Northey, played 20 games for the 1969 Kansas City Royals, batting .262 with 16 hits, including a three-run homer off Gary Peters on September 28, then played in the minors through 1972.
Sources: Wikipedia (Al Fitzmorris) · Wikipedia (Scott Northey) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 192 | 5 | 29 | 102 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 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 #241 card?
It is card #241 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Al Fitzmorris and Scott Northey. 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 #241 a rookie card?
Yes - #241 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Al Fitzmorris and Scott Northey.
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.