1966 Topps #195 Joe Morgan
The trophy on the front marks Morgan's selection to the 1965 Topps All-Star Rookie team.
About Joe Morgan
Card #195 is Morgan's second Topps card, a series-2 base issue, and the back reports his 1965 rookie season: a .271 average, 14 home runs, 100 runs and 40 RBI across all 157 games, a showing that made him runner-up for National League Rookie of the Year. The front carries the Topps All-Star Rookie trophy for that year. Morgan and his double-play partner Sonny Jackson were known enough by then to appear together on the June 6, 1966 cover of Sports Illustrated.
Joe Morgan was a 5-foot-7 second baseman who became one of the most complete players in baseball history. Signed by the Houston Colt .45s out of Oakland City College in 1962, he broke into the majors in September 1963, took over as Houston's regular second baseman in 1965, and finished second in National League Rookie of the Year voting. He spent nine years in Houston, making All-Star teams in 1966 and 1970, before a November 1971 trade sent him to the Cincinnati Reds. In Cincinnati, Morgan became the igniter of the Big Red Machine, teaming with Pete Rose and Johnny Bench to win back-to-back World Series titles in 1975 and 1976 while claiming the National League Most Valuable Player award both years, the first National League second baseman to win it in consecutive seasons. He drove in the winning run in Game 7 of the 1975 World Series, won five straight Gold Gloves from 1973 through 1977, made ten All-Star teams overall, and finished his 22-year career with 2,517 hits, 268 home runs and 689 stolen bases. Nicknamed "Little Joe," he flapped his back elbow at the plate, a habit suggested by Houston teammate Nellie Fox. Morgan was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990, his first year on the ballot, and later became a network broadcaster.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,958 | 0 | 40 | 248 | 340 | 320 | 297 | 710 | 3 |
| SGC | 621 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 60 | 115 | 158 | 253 | 12 |
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. Where SGC registers no separate row for a variation state, its slabs of that card are listed under the base state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1966 Topps #195 card?
It is card #195 of the 598-card 1966 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Morgan of the Houston Astros.
Is #195 the Hall of Fame Joe Morgan?
Yes. #195 is the Hall of Famer, in his second year with the Houston Astros, and the trophy on the front marks his selection to the 1965 Topps All-Star Rookie team.
How many cards are in the 1966 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 613 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 598 with no gaps and no number used twice, and 14 cards carry catalogued print variations - five checklists, the trade and sold statement backs, the three-state #43 Don Landrum, three team-card dot pairs and the #161 Jerry Lumpe white streak - that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, 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.