1972 Topps #457 Padres Rookie Stars - Darcy Fast / Derrel Thomas / Mike Ivie
On this card: Darcy Fast, Derrel Thomas, Mike Ivie
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
Fast's 1968 with the Cubs ended on a 5.40 ERA, with eight hits and six earned runs allowed. His 1972 card is #457, the Padres Rookies entry from the fourth series, shared with Derrel Thomas and Mike Ivie. All three are printed with San Diego and each has his rookie card here. Thomas had reached the Padres from the Astros in a December 3, 1971 trade for pitcher Dave Roberts. Left-handed pitcher who appeared in eight games for the 1968 Chicago Cubs and took the loss in his only decision on July 4. He wrote The Missing Cub, about the 1969 Cubs, and worked 30 years as a pastor in Centralia, Washington.
Houston traded Thomas to San Diego on December 3, 1971, in the deal that brought Dave Roberts to the Astros. He started at second base on Opening Day 1972, with a bunt single and a stolen base off Phil Niekro in a 6-5 win. After an error against St. Louis on June 20 he was sent to Triple-A Hawaii for two weeks, and finished the year at .230 in 130 games. His rookie card #457, from the fourth series, is the Padres Rookie Stars card shared with Darcy Fast and Mike Ivie, both also on rookie cards. Switch-hitting utility man who played every position but pitcher across 15 seasons with seven clubs, including the Padres, Giants and Dodgers. First overall pick of the January 1969 draft, and a member of the 1981 World Series champion Dodgers.
Ivie debuted in September 1971 at 19, reaching base 10 times in 19 plate appearances over six games, then walked out of Padres spring training on February 29, 1972, and went home to Georgia. He shares his rookie card #457, a fourth-series Rookie Stars issue, with Darcy Fast and Derrel Thomas. Mike Ivie was the first overall pick of the 1970 draft, taken by San Diego as a catcher. He became a first baseman for the Padres, Giants, Astros and Tigers, hitting .269 with 81 home runs, including 27 for San Francisco in 1979.
Sources: Wikipedia (Darcy Fast) · Wikipedia (Derrel Thomas) · Wikipedia (Mike Ivie) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 178 | 1 | 31 | 91 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 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 #457 card?
It is card #457 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Darcy Fast, Derrel Thomas and Mike Ivie. 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 #457 a rookie card?
Yes - #457 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Darcy Fast, Derrel Thomas and Mike Ivie.
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.