1972 Topps #724 A.L. Rookie Stars - John Curtis / Rich Hinton / Mickey Scott
On this card: John Curtis, Rich Hinton, Mickey Scott
About this card
This is one of the 29 Rookie Stars cards in the 1972 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club title (#724, #741 and #761 are league-wide), and all 29 are rookie cards.
The story on this card
Curtis opened 1972 at Triple-A Louisville and was back with Boston by the end of May, finishing 11-8 with a 3.73 ERA. He started 21 of his 26 games and threw 3 shutouts. On September 28 he became the last pitcher to bat at Fenway Park before the designated hitter. His rookie card is #724, a Rookie Stars card shared with Rich Hinton of the Yankees and Mickey Scott of the Orioles, with Curtis shown as a Red Sox. Left-handed pitcher, 1970-84, for Boston, St. Louis, San Francisco, San Diego and California; 89-97, 3.96 ERA. First-round pick of Cleveland in 1966 and Boston in 1968, later a freelance sportswriter and a Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame inductee.
Hinton spent 1972 with the Yankees after the White Sox traded him for outfielder Jim Lyttle on October 13, 1971. He started the year in the minors, came up in May and beat Cleveland on May 24 for his only win, then went to Syracuse, where he threw a no-hitter on June 30. Card #724, a Rookie Stars issue from the sixth series, pairs him with Boston's John Curtis and Baltimore's Mickey Scott and is his rookie card. It pictures him as a Yankee, though his 3-4 record and 4.44 ERA in 1971 came with Chicago. Left-hander from Tucson who pitched for the White Sox in three separate stints between 1971 and 1979, plus the Yankees, Rangers, Reds and Mariners, finishing 9-17 with a 4.87 ERA after a 32-8 record at Arizona.
Scott reached the majors on May 6, 1972, with Baltimore. Over 15 games out of the bullpen he went 0-1 with a 2.74 ERA. He struck out 11 in 23 innings. The year before, he had gone 9-1 with nine saves in 54 games for the pennant-winning Rochester club under Joe Altobelli. His #724 is a Rookie Stars card from the sixth series, printed with the Orioles and shared with John Curtis of the Red Sox and Rich Hinton of the Yankees. Left-handed reliever Mickey Scott pitched in 133 games for the Orioles, Expos and Angels from 1972 to 1977, going 8-7 with a 3.72 ERA. Born in Weimar, Germany, he spent nine minor league seasons mostly at Rochester and entered its Hall of Fame in 1998.
Sources: Wikipedia (John Curtis) · Wikipedia (Rich Hinton) · Wikipedia (Mickey Scott) · SABR BioProject (John Curtis) · SABR BioProject (Rich Hinton)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 332 | 0 | 69 | 161 | 60 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 1972 Topps #724 card?
It is card #724 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing John Curtis, Rich Hinton and Mickey Scott. This is one of the 29 Rookie Stars cards in the 1972 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club title (#724, #741 and #761 are league-wide), and all 29 are rookie cards.
Is 1972 Topps #724 a rookie card?
Yes - #724 is the rookie card of John Curtis and Rich Hinton. Mickey Scott had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
Why is #724 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the sixth and last print series, #657-787 - with the fifth series, the toughest to find, per PSA.
How many cards are in the 1972 Topps Baseball set?
787 cards, tracked as 794 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 787 with none skipped, in six print series (#1-132, #133-263, #264-394, #395-525, #526-656 and #657-787, the high numbers); 7 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - four Chicago Cubs cards with yellow or green under the "C" and "S" of the team name, the #251 and #478 checklists with smaller or larger print on the front, and the #604 checklist with its copyright line aligned right or left.
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.