1958 Topps #447 Ray Monzant
About Ray Monzant
Monzant stayed on the big league roster all year for the Giants' first season in San Francisco, throwing the first west coast night game on April 16 against the Dodgers. He went 8-11 with a 4.72 ERA in 43 games, 16 of them starts, and struck out 93 in 150.2 innings. His card is #447 in the sixth and final series of the 494-card 1958 Topps set, shown with San Francisco.
Ramon Monzant was a right-handed pitcher from Maracaibo, Venezuela, who spent his entire major league career with the New York and San Francisco Giants. He began pitching professionally in 1952 with the Shelby Farmers, and the Giants bought his contract that September. In 1953 he won 23 games for Danville and was named the Carolina League's most valuable player. He debuted with the Giants on July 2, 1954, and pitched for New York through 1957. One of his best games came on April 29, 1956, when a one-out, first-inning single by Del Ennis broke up a no-hit bid in an 8-1 complete-game win over the Phillies. In 1958 he stayed on the roster all season as the club moved west. He sat out 1959 with a sore arm, returned for one game in 1960, and retired after breaking his leg in the minors. He finished 16-21 with a 4.38 ERA. Venezuela's Baseball Hall of Fame inducted him in 2006, and the Navegantes del Magallanes Hall of Fame followed in 2012.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 385 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 160 | 58 | 33 | 19 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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 Ray Monzant card?
It is card #447 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 Ray Monzant, San Francisco Giants.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Ray Monzant #447 are there?
PSA has graded 385 copies and SGC 19 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.