1972 Topps #316 Cardinals Rookie Stars - Jim Bibby / Jorge Roque / Santiago Guzman
On this card: Jim Bibby, Jorge Roque, Santiago Guzman
Uncorrected error: The back misspells Jorge Roque's last name "Rogue".
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
The Cardinals called Bibby up in September 1972 after he went 13-9 with a 3.09 ERA and 208 strikeouts for Tulsa. He debuted on September 4 as the starter in the second game of a Labor Day doubleheader, beating Montreal 8-7, then lost his last three starts and finished 1-3 with a 3.35 ERA. His #316 card, in the third series, is a Rookie Stars card shared with Jorge Roque and Santiago Guzman, all shown with St. Louis. It is a rookie card for Bibby and Roque, and the back misspells Roque as Rogue. Right-hander, 6-foot-5, who threw the first no-hitter in Texas Rangers history in 1973 and won 111 major league games for the Cardinals, Rangers, Indians and Pirates, including a 19-6 season and an All-Star selection in 1980. He later coached in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Roque got a second September audition with St. Louis in 1971 after a strong showing in the Double-A Texas League. In his first game back, on September 26 against the Expos, he had three hits in four at-bats, and he finished the month at .300 in three games. He shares card #316, the Cardinals Rookie Stars card from the third series of the 1972 Topps set, with Jim Bibby and Santiago Guzman, and it is a rookie card for Bibby and Roque. Puerto Rican outfielder who played 65 games for the Cardinals and Expos between 1970 and 1973, hit a grand slam on Opening Day 1973, and then played in the Mexican League through 1979.
Guzman's 1971 came down to two games for St. Louis, one of them a start, with no earned runs and 13 strikeouts over 10 innings. His last major-league game was on April 18, 1972, a single inning in which he allowed one earned run. Card #316 is a third-series Rookie Stars card for the Cardinals, shared with Jim Bibby and Jorge Roque, whose rookie cards it is. Santiago Guzman was a Dominican right-hander from San Pedro de Macoris who pitched 12 games for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1969 to 1972. He went 16-3 with a 1.74 ERA at Class A St. Petersburg in 1967.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jim Bibby) · Wikipedia (Jorge Roque) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 365 | 17 | 106 | 187 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 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 1972 Topps #316 card?
It is card #316 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Bibby, Jorge Roque and Santiago Guzman. 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 #316 a rookie card?
Yes - #316 is the rookie card of Jim Bibby and Jorge Roque. Santiago Guzman had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
Does 1972 Topps #316 have an error?
The back misspells Jorge Roque's last name "Rogue". It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #316 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.