1964 Topps #288 Al Moran
About Al Moran
Card #288 sits in Topps' fourth print series for 1964, a plain regular-run number; Moran had already turned up in the 1963 set. The Mets uniform on it outlasted the job it shows. Moran got into only 16 games in 1964, five hits in 22 at-bats, before the club handed shortstop to Roy McMillan, a 34-year-old two-time All-Star who joined the Mets from Milwaukee that season, and sent Moran to Triple-A Buffalo. His final big-league game came that May, which leaves #288 as the second and last of his Topps cards - an easy, common number and a quiet close to a two-card run.
Richard Alan Moran, born December 5, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, came out of Detroit Catholic Central High School and signed with the Boston Red Sox organization before the 1958 season. He reached the majors by way of a December 11, 1962 trade in which Boston sent pitcher Tracy Stallard, infielder Pumpsie Green and a player to be named later to the New York Mets for Felix Mantilla; Moran was the unnamed man, sent along on January 14, 1963 to complete the deal. He debuted April 9, 1963 at the Polo Grounds against St. Louis, going 0-for-3 against right-hander Ernie Broglio, and stayed the year as the regular shortstop on a Mets club that lost 111 games, appearing in 119 games and starting 112 of them at the position. In May 1964 he lost the job to veteran Roy McMillan and was sent to Triple-A Buffalo. Over two big-league seasons Moran batted .195 in 135 games with 69 hits, 27 runs batted in and 38 walks; his one home run came off Hall of Fame left-hander Warren Spahn on August 31, 1963 at the Polo Grounds. He retired from professional baseball in 1966 after nine seasons.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 230 | 6 | 46 | 115 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1964 Topps #288 card?
It is card #288 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Al Moran of the New York Mets.
How many cards are in the 1964 Topps Baseball set?
587 cards, tracked as 589 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 587 with no gaps, and no number carries two different cards; two cards - #4, the A.L. Pitching Leaders, and #517, the seventh-series checklist - carry a catalogued back variation that the master set counts separately.
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