1964 Topps #335 Don Mossi
The card's back lists Mossi's birth date as January 11, 1930; he was actually born January 11, 1929.
Uncorrected error: The back says born January 11, 1930; his birth date is January 11, 1929.
About Don Mossi
Card #335 sits in the fourth of the seven series that made up the 1964 Topps set, and it still shows Mossi as a Tiger even though Detroit had sold him to the Chicago White Sox back in March. Chicago used the 35-year-old strictly in relief, reuniting him with Al Lopez, the manager who had first put him in a big-league bullpen. He finished 17 games, saved seven and posted a 2.93 ERA in 40 innings before arm trouble ended his season ahead of the stretch run. The White Sox came up one game short of the pennant.
Don Mossi pitched twelve big-league seasons, from 1954 to 1965, as a left-handed control specialist for the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Athletics, finishing 101-80 with 50 saves and a 3.43 ERA. Born January 11, 1929 in St. Helena, California and raised in Daly City, he signed with Cleveland out of Jefferson High School and began his pro career at Class C Bakersfield in 1949. Five minor-league seasons went into taming his control before his 1954 debut, when the pennant-winning Indians paired him in the bullpen with roommate Ray Narleski. Mossi posted a 1.94 ERA that rookie year and worked four scoreless innings in the 1954 World Series, the only one he ever reached. Cleveland moved him into the rotation in 1957; he was named an American League All-Star and, entering that game in the ninth, struck out Eddie Mathews. Traded to Detroit after the 1958 season, he became a full-time starter and had his best year in 1961, leading the league in strikeout-to-walk ratio. Arm trouble shortened his later Tiger seasons, and he closed out as a short reliever with the White Sox and Athletics. His .990 career fielding percentage was the best any pitcher had recorded when he retired, and Cleveland later named him one of its 100 Greatest Indians.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 210 | 5 | 30 | 110 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 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 #335 card?
It is card #335 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Mossi of the Detroit Tigers.
Does 1964 Topps #335 have an error?
The back says born January 11, 1930; his birth date is January 11, 1929. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #335 reads the same way.
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.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, The Topps Archives, Baseball Almanac, 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 2026-10-11.