1958 Topps #365 Tom Morgan
About Tom Morgan
Tom Morgan, nicknamed Plowboy, appears with the Detroit Tigers on 1958 Topps #365, a Series Five card in the 494-card set. In 1957 with the Kansas City Athletics the right-hander went 9-7 with a 4.64 ERA and 7 saves in 46 games, 13 of them starts, over 143 2/3 innings, before Detroit became his team for 1958.
Tom Stephen Morgan was a right-handed pitcher from El Monte, California, born May 20, 1930, who worked as both a starter and a reliever over twelve major league seasons. Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent before the 1949 season, he debuted on April 20, 1951 and went 38-22 with 26 saves in his first five years in New York, starting 46 games and relieving in 110 others. He was on three Yankees World Series championship clubs, in 1951, 1952 and 1956, and pitched in the Series in 1952, 1955 and 1956. From 1957 through 1960 he worked mostly in relief for Kansas City, Detroit and Washington, then was acquired by the expansion Los Angeles Angels from the Minnesota Twins on January 31, 1961. Three Angels seasons closed out a career of 67-47 with a 3.61 earned run average, 64 saves and 364 strikeouts in 443 games. He later coached pitchers for the California Angels, the San Diego Padres and the Yankees; Nolan Ryan credited him as the first man to teach him about pitching mechanics. A California farmer, he answered to Plowboy. He died January 13, 1987, in Anaheim at 56.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 313 | 1 | 14 | 126 | 95 | 47 | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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 Tom Morgan card?
It is card #365 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 Tom Morgan, Detroit Tigers.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Tom Morgan #365 are there?
PSA has graded 313 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.