1960 Topps #338 Ray Monzant
About Ray Monzant
Ramón Monzant, listed as Ray on his Topps cards, was a Venezuelan right-hander who spent his entire six-year major league career with the New York and San Francisco Giants, 1954-1960. Discovered at a Florida tryout camp, he turned pro in 1952 with the Class-D Shelby Farmers, who sold him to the Giants organization. In 1953 he went 23-6 for the Danville Leafs, leading the Carolina League in strikeouts and winning its MVP award. Promoted to the majors in 1954, he became the eighth Venezuelan-born big leaguer. On April 29, 1956, Del Ennis broke up his no-hitter with a first-inning single, and on April 16, 1958, he started the first night game played on the West Coast, a matchup with the Dodgers after both clubs' cross-country move. Arm trouble and homesickness led him to sit out 1959. He returned in 1960 for one last Giants appearance before a broken leg at Triple-A Tacoma ended his career at 16-21, 4.38 ERA, with 201 strikeouts. Monzant was inducted into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Navegantes del Magallanes Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 370 | 1 | 20 | 161 | 120 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-20. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here. The Venezuelan issue, the 1960 Topps Tattoos and Bazooka are separate products and are not counted here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1960 Topps #338 card?
It is card #338 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ray Monzant.
How many cards are in the 1960 Topps Baseball set?
572 cards, numbered 1-572, issued in seven series - the last Topps flagship printed entirely horizontally. Cards #375-440 exist on two back stocks, white and gray, which collectors chasing every printed variety count as 638 pieces of cardboard in all.
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, the PSA price guide, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-08-20.