1972 Topps #141 Mets Rookie Stars - Buzz Capra / Leroy Stanton / Jon Matlack
On this card: Buzz Capra, Leroy Stanton, Jon Matlack
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
Capra won his first major league start, over San Diego on April 25, 1972, but was back in the minors by the All-Star break. He finished 3-2 with a 4.58 ERA in 14 games, six of them starts. His 1972 Topps #141, from the second print series, is a Mets Rookie Stars card shared with Leroy Stanton and Jon Matlack. It is the rookie card for Capra and Stanton. Buzz Capra pitched for the Mets and Braves from 1971 to 1977. In 1974 he led the majors with a 2.28 ERA for Atlanta, made the All-Star team, and went 16-8 before arm trouble cut short his career.
Stanton started the Angels' opener in right field, then went 4-for-27 and sat for 13 games before manager Del Rice put him back in on May 14 against the Yankees. He hit his first two big-league home runs that day and kept the job, including a 19-game run from May 21 to June 9 at .380 with five homers. He finished at .251 with 12 home runs and 39 RBIs. The second-series #141 Mets Rookie Stars card, a rookie card for him and Buzz Capra, also lists Jon Matlack. Outfielder for the Mets, Angels and Mariners from 1970 to 1978, packaged with Nolan Ryan in the 1971 Jim Fregosi trade, then California's right fielder and the Mariners' home run leader in their first season.
Matlack earned his first win on April 23, four scoreless innings of relief against the Cubs, then opened with six straight wins and a 1.95 ERA through May. He finished 15-10 with the best ERA on the Mets, 2.32, and on September 30 he gave up Roberto Clemente's 3,000th and final hit. The #141 card, from the second series, is a Rookie Stars card shared with Buzz Capra and Leroy Stanton. Jon Matlack was a left-handed starter for the Mets and Rangers from 1971 to 1983, the 1972 National League Rookie of the Year and a three-time All-Star who shared the 1975 All-Star Game MVP award.
Sources: Wikipedia (Buzz Capra) · Wikipedia (Leroy Stanton) · Wikipedia (Jon Matlack) · SABR BioProject (Leroy Stanton) · SABR BioProject (Jon Matlack) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 521 | 19 | 139 | 260 | 60 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| SGC | 31 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 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 #141 card?
It is card #141 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Buzz Capra, Leroy Stanton and Jon Matlack. 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 #141 a rookie card?
Yes - #141 is the rookie card of Buzz Capra and Leroy Stanton. Jon Matlack had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
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.