1961 Topps #91 Walt Moryn
About Walt Moryn
1961 Topps #91 pictures Moryn as a Cardinal, a first-series card. It followed the June 15, 1960, deal that sent him from the Cubs to St. Louis for minor-league infielder Jim McKnight and cash. He was slow to settle in, batting .100 in June and .194 in July before hitting better than .400 in August, and St. Louis crowds took up the drawn-out Moose call whenever the big blond came to the plate. In 75 games for the 1960 Cardinals he hit .245 with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs. He never got untracked in 1961, batting .125 in 17 games before a June deal sent him to Pittsburgh, where 40 games closed out his big-league career.
Walter Joseph "Moose" Moryn, born April 12, 1926, in St. Paul, Minnesota, was a left-handed-hitting outfielder who spent eight seasons in the major leagues from 1954 through 1961. A Navy gunner's mate who served on an ammunition ship in the Pacific during World War II, he was signed out of an August 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers tryout camp in his hometown on scout Andy High's recommendation, and he reached the majors with Brooklyn on June 29, 1954. Traded to the Chicago Cubs in December 1955, Moryn roamed the Cubs outfield from 1956 to 1960, hitting 82 home runs over his four seasons as a regular from 1956 through 1959 and earning a place on the 1958 National League All-Star squad, though he did not get into the game. His signature moment came on May 15, 1960, when he charged in and caught Joe Cunningham's low liner to left field ankle-high for the final out of Don Cardwell's no-hitter at Wrigley Field. A month later he was dealt to the St. Louis Cardinals, and he closed out his career in 1961 with the Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Over 785 games he batted .266 with 101 home runs and 354 RBIs. He died of a heart attack on July 21, 1996, in Winfield, Illinois.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 335 | 3 | 34 | 154 | 89 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. PSA counts are straight grades only; PSA half grades (PSA 1.5 among them) and qualified slabs are not included. SGC half grades fold down (8.5→8). Slabs of the two cards printed #463 are joined by description, never by number alone.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1961 Topps #91 card?
It is card #91 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Walt Moryn of the St. Louis Cardinals.
How many cards are in the 1961 Topps Baseball set?
587 cards, tracked as 596 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 589, but #426, #587 and #588 were never issued and two different cards were printed #463 - Jack Fisher and the Milwaukee Braves Team card, catalogued 463b - and eight cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, The Topps Archives, 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 2026-10-05.