1970 Topps #154 Senators Rookie Stars - Jan Dukes / Jim Miles
On this card: Jan Dukes, Jim Miles
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
Dukes made the Senators' Opening Day roster in 1970. In the April 6 home opener against Detroit he pitched two innings of relief, hit Dick McAuliffe with a pitch and gave up two runs in a Senators loss. He pitched in five games that month, with a 2.70 ERA over 6 2/3 innings. Washington optioned him to Denver on April 22. Topps numbered him #154 in its second series, a Rookie Stars card shared with Senators pitcher Jim Miles; it is Dukes's rookie card. Left-handed reliever who pitched in 16 major league games for the Washington Senators (1969-70) and Texas Rangers (1972). A Santa Clara pitcher who threw a no-hitter in his last college game, he entered the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame.
Miles pitched ten games for the 1969 Washington Senators: 20 1/3 innings, 15 strikeouts, a 6.20 ERA and an 0-1 record. Topps put him on #154, a Rookie Stars card with Jan Dukes in the second series of the 1970 set, both printed with the Senators. Right-handed pitcher from Grenada, Mississippi, and Delta State University who worked thirteen games for the Washington Senators across the 1968 and 1969 seasons, striking out 20 batters in his brief big-league career.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jan Dukes) · Wikipedia (Jim Miles) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 244 | 3 | 34 | 133 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 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 #154 card?
It is card #154 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jan Dukes and Jim Miles. 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 #154 a rookie card?
Yes - #154 is the rookie card of Jan Dukes. Jim Miles 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.