1958 Topps #153 Les Moss
About Les Moss
Moss spent 1958 as the White Sox third catcher behind Sherm Lollar and got into only two games, one at-bat on June 22 and a walk on September 1, his final big-league appearance. Early that year he, his wife and his daughter drifted 22 hours in the Gulf Stream when their boat's motor quit. Topps #153, a series two card, pictures him with Chicago after a 1957 in which he hit .270 in 42 games.
Les Moss was a catcher from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who signed with the St. Louis Browns as a teenager and reached the majors in September 1946 at age 21. Across 13 seasons he was mostly a backup, working behind Sherm Lollar, Clint Courtney and Hal Smith for the Browns, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox. His best years came in St. Louis: 14 home runs and 46 RBI in 1948, then a .291 average with a .399 on-base percentage in 1949. Over 824 games he hit .247 with 63 home runs. After playing he stayed in the game for decades. He managed in the minors, coached for the White Sox, and filled in as their interim manager in 1968. In 1979 he was named manager of the Detroit Tigers and went 27-26 before the club brought in Sparky Anderson. He later served as pitching coach for the Houston Astros from 1983 to 1989. He died in Longwood, Florida, in 2012.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 295 | 0 | 17 | 129 | 81 | 45 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-09. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). PSA counts are straight-graded (the +/Q qualifier rows are excluded).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps Les Moss card?
It is card #153 of the 1958 Topps Baseball set - Topps' sixth flagship issue: 494 cards numbered 1-495 (#145 was never issued), with die-cut player photos on solid-color backgrounds and the first team logos on Topps fronts. It pictures Les Moss, Chicago White Sox.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Les Moss #153 are there?
PSA has graded 295 copies and SGC 11 as of the 2026-07-09 snapshot. Population is a scarcity guide, not a price - high-grade 1958s are notoriously tough because of the set's chronic centering and print-quality issues.
How many cards are in the 1958 Topps set?
494 issued cards, numbered 1-495 - #145 (Ed Bouchee) was pulled before release and never issued, leaving a permanent gap. The PSA master census counts 534 items: the 494 base cards plus 33 yellow-letter variations, 4 numerical checklist-back team cards, the 'Herrer' #433 error, and 2 unnumbered ad cards.
Sources: PSA CardFacts, Beckett, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball-Reference, PSA & SGC population reports, and hobby press-sheet research (Topps Archives, 2026). Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-09-30.