1963 Topps #26 Ray Moore
About Ray Moore
By 1963 the Twins had handed the ninth inning to Bill Dailey, and Moore was down to mop-up work. He got into 31 games, made the last start of his career, and was battered for a 6.98 ERA over 38 2/3 innings, finishing 1-3 with two saves. His final big-league outing came September 6 at Chicago, where he struck out White Sox catcher Cam Carreon, the last batter he ever faced; Minnesota released him that October and he went back to the Maryland farm at 37. Number 26 put him in the first print series, and eleven seasons in.
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 | 239 | 0 | 7 | 82 | 111 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-09-24. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #26 card?
It is card #26 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ray Moore of the Minnesota Twins.
How many cards are in the 1963 Topps Baseball set?
576 cards, tracked as 583 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 576 with no gaps and no number used twice, and seven cards carry a catalogued print variation - three checklists, the two Rookie Stars cards also printed with a "1962" heading, and the #341 Jack Baldschun and #454 Art Fowler print states - that the master set counts separately.
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