1972 Topps #213 Angels Rookie Stars - Billy Parker / Art Kusnyer / Tom Silverio
On this card: Billy Parker, Art Kusnyer, Tom Silverio
Uncorrected error: The card gives Billy Parker's birth year as 1947; it should be 1942.
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
Parker played 36 games for the 1972 Angels, 21 of them at third base and nine at second. He batted .212 with two home runs and eight RBI. His Rookie Stars card, #213 in the second series, puts him with fellow Angels Art Kusnyer and Tom Silverio, and it is a rookie card for all three. Billy Parker was a 5 ft 8 in infielder for the California Angels from 1971 to 1973, an alumnus of the Indianapolis Clowns who hit a walk-off home run in his major league debut on September 9, 1971.
After the 1970 season the White Sox traded Kusnyer to the Angels for Steve Kealey and Dave Adlesh, and he spent most of 1971 at Triple-A Salt Lake City, hitting .316 with 10 home runs and 75 RBIs. He made the 1972 Opening Day roster and stayed all season, appearing in 64 games and starting 54 in a three-man catching tandem. His 1972 Topps card is #213, a second-series Rookie Stars card shared with fellow Angels Billy Parker and Tom Silverio, and the rookie card of all three. Catcher who played parts of six seasons for the White Sox, Angels, Brewers and Royals and hit .176. He caught Nolan Ryan's second no-hitter of 1973, then coached bullpens for the White Sox and Athletics, winning a 1989 World Series ring with Oakland.
Silverio's last big-league season lasted 13 games, ended with his final game on May 15, and produced two hits. His one big-league start came April 19 at Anaheim Stadium, in left field against the Minnesota Twins, who won 12-3. He batted sixth and struck out twice in three at bats. The California Angels trio of Billy Parker, Art Kusnyer and Silverio fills #213 in the second series, a Rookie Stars card that is the rookie card for all three. Tom Silverio was a Dominican left-handed outfielder who played 31 games for the California Angels between 1970 and 1972, then spent nine seasons in the Triple-A Mexican League before retiring after 1981.
Sources: Wikipedia (Billy Parker) · Wikipedia (Art Kusnyer) · Wikipedia (Tom Silverio) · SABR BioProject · Retrosheet (1) · Retrosheet (2) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 211 | 9 | 46 | 112 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 #213 card?
It is card #213 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Billy Parker, Art Kusnyer and Tom Silverio. 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 #213 a rookie card?
Yes - #213 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Billy Parker, Art Kusnyer and Tom Silverio.
Does 1972 Topps #213 have an error?
The card gives Billy Parker's birth year as 1947; it should be 1942. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #213 reads the same way.
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.