1968 Topps #212 Dave Morehead
About Dave Morehead
Card #212 is a series-3 number, and it marks a comeback. Morehead opened 1967 at Triple-A Toronto, 11-5 with a 3.10 ERA, was recalled in late July and went 5-4 with a 4.34 ERA in ten appearances, including a 4-0 shutout of Detroit on August 15, his first complete game since the no-hitter. Then the World Series against St. Louis: three hitless relief innings in Game Four, and the ninth of Game Seven, where he struck out Bob Gibson before walking the bases loaded.
David Michael Morehead was a right-handed pitcher who spent eight major league seasons (1963-1970), the first six with the Boston Red Sox and the last two with the expansion Kansas City Royals. Signed by scout Ray Boone off a 16-0 senior season at San Diego's Hoover High School, the school that also produced Ted Williams, he was in a big league rotation less than two years later and opened his career with a five-hit, 10-strikeout, 3-0 shutout of Washington on April 13, 1963. On September 16, 1965 he no-hit the Cleveland Indians 2-0, walking only Rocky Colavito. It was the last no-hitter by a Red Sox pitcher until Hideo Nomo's in 2001, and the last thrown at Fenway Park until Derek Lowe's in 2002. A shoulder injury early the following season cost him his rotation job, and he never held a regular starting role again. He finished 40-64 with a 4.15 ERA and 627 strikeouts in 177 games and 819 1/3 innings, then earned a marketing degree from San Diego State University and built a business selling sporting goods to retail chains.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 347 | 9 | 96 | 182 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 21 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 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. Slabs of the yellow team-letter #49 and #66 are 1968 Milton Bradley game cards and are not counted here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1968 Topps #212 card?
It is card #212 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave Morehead of the Boston Red Sox.
How many cards are in the 1968 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 606 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 598 without a gap and no printed number carries two different cards; eight cards - six of the seven checklists, #10 AL Pitching Leaders and #400 Mike McCormick - carry a catalogued print variation that the master set counts separately.
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