1958 Topps #249 Ray Moore
About Ray Moore
Ray Moore is pictured with the Chicago White Sox on 1958 Topps #249, a Series Three card in a 494-card set. His 1957 with Baltimore brought an 11-13 record and 3.72 ERA over 227 1/3 innings with 117 strikeouts, among the American League's top ten in both. On December 3 the Orioles sent the big right-hander to Chicago with Tito Francona and Billy Goodman.
Raymond Leroy Moore was a hard-throwing right-hander who pitched eleven big-league seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins between 1952 and 1963. Born June 1, 1926 in Meadows, Maryland, he signed with Brooklyn before the 1947 season and spent nearly six years in the minors before debuting on August 1, 1952. Traded to Baltimore for Chico Garcia on October 8, 1954, he finally got steady work, winning 10, 12 and 11 games from 1955 through 1957; his 12-7, 4.18 season in 1956 included a career-high nine complete games. On June 28, 1957 he capped four straight Baltimore shutouts, an American League record at the time, blanking Cleveland 6-0. That December the Orioles sent him to Chicago in the deal that shipped Larry Doby to Baltimore, and he pitched an inning of the 1959 World Series for the White Sox. Sold to Washington on June 13, 1960, Moore remade himself as a bullpen closer, ranking third, fourth and seventh in the league in saves from 1960 through 1962. Teammates called him Old Blue, after his favorite blue-tick coonhound. He finished 63-59 with a 4.06 ERA and 46 saves, and died March 2, 1995.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 249 | 0 | 7 | 84 | 84 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 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 Ray Moore card?
It is card #249 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 Moore, Chicago White Sox.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Ray Moore #249 are there?
PSA has graded 249 copies and SGC 9 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.