1972 Topps #679 Astros Rookie Stars - Bob Fenwick / Bob Stinson
On this card: Bob Fenwick, Bob Stinson
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
Fenwick spent the whole of 1972 on Houston's roster. A March scouting note had called him a dandy glove man anywhere in the infield and almost sure to stick as utility man. He debuted April 26 and hit .180 in 36 games, starting 10, with Tommy Helms at second base and Roger Metzger at shortstop ahead of him. His rookie card, #679, is the Astros Rookie Stars card from the sixth series, shared with Bob Stinson, who is also printed with Houston. Utility infielder who played 41 games for the 1972 Houston Astros and 1973 St. Louis Cardinals. Born in Naha, Okinawa, he was the first major-league position player born in Japan, and he later served as a Minnesota county commissioner.
Houston lists Stinson on the sixth-series Rookie Stars card #679 with Bob Fenwick, even though he had finished 1971 in St. Louis. In 1972 he was in the Astros organization and played 27 games, hitting .171 with 2 RBI. Houston sold his contract to Montreal on March 28, 1973. Switch-hitting catcher, 1969 to 1980, who played for the Dodgers, Cardinals, Astros, Expos and Royals before becoming the primary catcher of the expansion Seattle Mariners in 1977 and 1978.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 349 | 14 | 90 | 188 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 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 #679 card?
It is card #679 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Fenwick and Bob Stinson. 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 #679 a rookie card?
Yes - #679 is the rookie card of Bob Fenwick. Bob Stinson had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
Why is #679 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.