{"product_id":"1963-topps-537-1963-rookie-stars-pete-rose-rookie-psa-nm-mt-8-5","title":"1963 Topps #537 1963 Rookie Stars Pete Rose ROOKIE PSA NM-MT+ 8.5","description":"\u003cp data-section-id=\"1xnbafs\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"53\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"53\"\u003e1963 Topps #537 1963 Rookie Stars Pete Rose ROOKIE PSA 8.5 - Fresh to the Hobby: Where Charlie Hustle Begins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"668\"\u003eBefore the hit record, the batting titles, the MVP, and the championships, \u003cstrong data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"143\"\u003ePete Rose\u003c\/strong\u003e first appeared on a Topps card as one of four young players squeezed onto the \u003cstrong data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"254\"\u003e1963 Topps #537 Rookie Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e. Rose shares the card with Pedro Gonzalez, Ken McMullen, and Al Weis, but history would ultimately transform this high-number rookie into one of the defining cards of the 1960s. Rose was only 22 when he broke camp with Cincinnati in 1963, and by season’s end his relentless style of play had already earned him \u003cstrong data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"611\"\u003eNational League Rookie of the Year honors\u003c\/strong\u003e. The career of “Charlie Hustle” was officially underway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"1198\"\u003eThis particular example is especially exciting: \u003cstrong data-start=\"718\" data-end=\"772\"\u003efresh to the hobby and newly graded PSA NM-MT+ 8.5\u003c\/strong\u003e. That half-grade carries considerable weight on a rookie card of this stature, positioning the card just a step below the Mint level while offering collectors an example that has only now entered the graded marketplace. For Rose, there is no earlier Topps card to chase—\u003cstrong data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1076\"\u003ethis is the recognized rookie\u003c\/strong\u003e, the four-player Rookie Stars issue that marks the starting point of one of baseball’s most remarkable offensive careers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1954\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eRose played the game with a relentlessness that eventually rewrote the record book. Over 24 seasons, he accumulated an MLB-record \u003cstrong data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1344\"\u003e4,256 hits\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with 3,562 games played and 14,053 at-bats—both also Major League records. He won \u003cstrong data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1458\"\u003ethree batting titles\u003c\/strong\u003e, earned the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1505\"\u003e1973 National League MVP Award\u003c\/strong\u003e, made 17 All-Star teams at five different positions, and was part of three World Series championship clubs, including the legendary Big Red Machine teams of 1975 and 1976.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598069006645,"sku":null,"price":75000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1963Topps_5371963RookieStars.png?v=1790706399","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1963-topps-537-1963-rookie-stars-pete-rose-rookie-psa-nm-mt-8-5","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}