1972 Topps #741 A.L.-N.L. Rookie Stars - Tom Hutton / John Milner / Rick Miller
On this card: Tom Hutton, John Milner, Rick Miller
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
Hutton's first season with Philadelphia was 1972, when he hit .260 with 4 home runs and 38 RBI. Of his 134 games, 87 came at first base and 48 in the outfield. Card #741, from the sixth print series, puts him in the Rookie Stars subset in Phillies colors, beside John Milner of the Mets and Rick Miller of the Red Sox, both on their rookie cards. A left-handed first baseman and outfielder who hit .309 for the 1977 Phillies, mostly as a pinch hitter, and later worked as a color analyst on Expos, Yankees, Blue Jays and Marlins broadcasts.
Milner won a spring job as the Mets' left-handed bat off the bench, then moved into a platoon with Cleon Jones in left field and hit a team-high 17 home runs. He finished third in the National League Rookie of the Year vote behind Jon Matlack and Dave Rader. His rookie card is #741, a sixth-series Rookie Stars card that pairs him, as a Met, with Tom Hutton of the Phillies and Rick Miller of the Red Sox. John Milner, a left-handed first baseman and outfielder, hit 131 home runs from 1971 to 1982 for the Mets, Pirates and Expos. Nicknamed "The Hammer" for his admiration of Hank Aaron, he played on the 1973 Mets and 1979 Pirates pennant winners.
Miller shares Rookie Stars card #741 with Tom Hutton of the Phillies and John Milner of the Mets, with Miller shown as a Red Sox. His first swing in the majors, at the first pitch from Cleveland's Phil Hennigan, produced a double off the Green Monster. He went 11-for-33 in 15 games, with a home run off Rich Hand. Left-handed center fielder with the Red Sox (twelve seasons) and Angels (three) from 1971 to 1985. He won a Gold Glove in 1978, hit .269 with 1,046 hits, and was traded back to Boston with Carney Lansford and Mark Clear in 1980.
Sources: Wikipedia (John Milner) · Wikipedia (Rick Miller) · SABR BioProject (John Milner) · SABR BioProject (Rick Miller) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 577 | 11 | 150 | 302 | 73 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 39 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 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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Related cards
Team cards: #397 Philadelphia Phillies, #362 New York Mets, #328 Boston Red Sox
More Philadelphia Phillies cards:
- #14 Phillies 1972 Rookie Stars
- #43 Rick Wise
- #44 Rick Wise In Action
- #69 Roger Freed
- #112 Greg Luzinski
- #139 Tim McCarver
More New York Mets cards:
- #16 Mike Jorgensen
- #31 Cleon Jones
- #32 Cleon Jones In Action
- #53 Bud Harrelson
- #54 Bud Harrelson In Action
- #91 1971 N.L. E.R.A. Leaders
More Boston Red Sox cards:
- #2 Ray Culp
- #30 Rico Petrocelli
- #37 Carl Yastrzemski
- #38 Carl Yastrzemski In Action
- #79 Red Sox 1972 Rookie Stars
- #88 1971 A.L. R.B.I. Leaders
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #741 card?
It is card #741 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Hutton, John Milner and Rick Miller. 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 #741 a rookie card?
Yes - #741 is the rookie card of John Milner and Rick Miller. Tom Hutton had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
Why is #741 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.