1957 Topps #213 Les Moss
About Les Moss
Signed by St. Louis Browns scout Jack Fournier as a 16-year-old in October 1941 and touted in the sports pages as "the greatest find in professional baseball," John Lester Moss caught 13 major-league seasons (1946-1958) for the Browns, Red Sox, Orioles, and White Sox, batting .247 with 63 home runs in 824 games. His best year came in 1949 (.291, with a .399 on-base mark), and on July 11, 1948, after Browns coach Fred Hofmann dreamed Moss would beat Bob Feller with a single, he beat Feller with a home run instead. This card pictures the dependable veteran backup Chicago acquired in June 1955. Moss later managed the White Sox for 36 games in 1968 while Al López recovered from surgery, and he started 27-26 as Detroit's manager in 1979 before being abruptly fired that June so the Tigers could hire Sparky Anderson. He spent the 1980s as Houston's pitching coach and died in 2012 at age 87.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 500 | 6 | 20 | 201 | 148 | 68 | 38 | 19 | 0 |
| SGC | 31 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-05. 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 1957 Topps Les Moss card?
It is card #213 of the 1957 Topps Baseball set - the 407-card, 2-1/2 by 3-1/2 inch set that was Topps' first at the modern standard card size, with full-color photography and complete career stats on the back. It pictures Les Moss, Chicago White Sox.
How many cards are in the 1957 Topps set?
407 numbered cards. Collectors usually count 408 because #176 Gene Baker exists in an error ('Bakep') and a corrected back. The PSA master set adds the 8 checklists, 4 contest cards and the Lucky Penny for 421 items.
Sources: PSA CardFacts, Beckett, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball-Reference, PSA & SGC population reports, and hobby press-sheet research (Net54 / Topps Archives). Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-13.