1976 Topps #596 Rookie Infielders - Craig Reynolds / Lamar Johnson / Johnnie LeMaster / Jerry Manuel
On this card: Craig Reynolds, Lamar Johnson, Johnnie LeMaster, Jerry Manuel
About this card
Cards #589-599 are the eleven four-player Rookie Prospects cards. A Rookie Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #590, #593, #597 and #598 one of the four had already appeared on one, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
The story on this card
Reynolds shares card #596 with Lamar Johnson of the White Sox, Johnnie LeMaster of the Giants and Jerry Manuel of the Tigers, a four-man Rookie Prospects card on which all four have rookie cards. He is printed with the Pirates after a 1975 debut season of 31 games and a .224 average. He spent 1976 at Triple-A Charleston, with a September call-up that brought seven games. Shortstop for the Pirates, Mariners and Astros from 1975 to 1989, an original Seattle Mariner and the only shortstop picked for the American and National League All-Star teams in consecutive years, 1978 and 1979.
Johnson shares #596 with Craig Reynolds of the Pirates, Johnnie LeMaster of the Giants and Jerry Manuel of the Tigers; it is a rookie card for all four. He is listed with the White Sox. After 8 games and a .200 average in 1975, he hit .320 in 82 games in 1976 with 4 home runs and 33 RBI. Lamar Johnson was a White Sox first baseman from 1974 to 1981 and a Ranger in 1982, a career .287 hitter who later coached hitters for the Brewers, Royals, Mariners and Mets.
LeMaster opened 1976 back at Triple-A Phoenix and did not return to San Francisco until August, finishing with 33 games and a .210 average. His Topps debut is #596, a Rookie Prospects card on which he appears as a Giant beside Craig Reynolds of the Pirates, Lamar Johnson of the White Sox and Jerry Manuel of the Tigers. Shortstop for the San Francisco Giants from 1975 to 1985, picked sixth overall in the 1973 draft. He homered inside the park in his first big-league at-bat, hit .222 for his career, and later coached college ball at Pikeville in Kentucky.
Manuel shares card #596 with Craig Reynolds, Lamar Johnson and Johnnie LeMaster in the four-player Rookie Prospects subset, and it is the rookie card for all four. Manuel is printed with the Tigers, Reynolds with the Pirates, Johnson with the White Sox and LeMaster with the Giants. He had debuted for Detroit on September 18, 1975; in 1976 he played 54 games, mostly at second base, and batted .140. Second baseman for the Tigers, Expos and Padres from 1975 to 1982 who became a manager: AL Manager of the Year with the 2000 White Sox, then Mets manager from 2008 to 2010. He also coached the 1997 World Series champion Marlins.
Sources: Wikipedia (Craig Reynolds) · Wikipedia (Lamar Johnson) · Wikipedia (Johnnie LeMaster) · Wikipedia (Jerry Manuel) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 233 | 28 | 98 | 82 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 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 1976 Topps #596 card?
It is card #596 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Craig Reynolds, Lamar Johnson, Johnnie LeMaster and Jerry Manuel. Cards #589-599 are the eleven four-player Rookie Prospects cards. A Rookie Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #590, #593, #597 and #598 one of the four had already appeared on one, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
Is 1976 Topps #596 a rookie card?
Yes - #596 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Craig Reynolds, Lamar Johnson, Johnnie LeMaster and Jerry Manuel.
How many cards are in the 1976 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1 through 660 with none skipped and printed in equal quantities as a single series. No card carries a catalogued print variation, so the base set and the master set are the same 660 cards.
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.