1969 Topps #37 Curt Motton
About Curt Motton
In 1969, with Don Buford moved to the outfield, Motton settled into pinch-hitting duty and thrived in it, batting .303 with 6 home runs and a .398 on-base percentage in 56 games as Baltimore ran away with the American League East. His biggest hit came in the second game of the ALCS against Minnesota: an 11th-inning single that drove in the winning run in Baltimore's sweep. This 1969 Topps card, #37, captures that career-best season with the pennant-winning Orioles.
Curt Motton was an outfielder who spent parts of eight seasons in the majors, 1967-1974, almost all of it with the Baltimore Orioles. Signed out of the Bay Area (Encinal High, alongside future big leaguers Willie Stargell and Tommy Harper), he climbed steadily through Baltimore's system and was named the International League's Rookie of the Year for his 1967 season at Rochester. Blocked from a regular job by an outfield of Don Buford, Paul Blair and Frank Robinson, Motton carved out a role as one of the American League's best pinch-hitters during the Orioles' 1969-1971 pennant run, including a game-winning single off Minnesota in the 1969 ALCS and a grand slam off Sam McDowell in a 1971 start. He also played briefly for the Milwaukee Brewers and California Angels in 1972 before finishing his career back in Baltimore. Known to teammates as "Cuz" for his warm, easygoing manner, Motton later coached first base for the Orioles and worked for the club for years afterward as a special assignment scout.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 237 | 4 | 54 | 113 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 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 1969 Topps #37 card?
It is card #37 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Curt Motton of the Baltimore Orioles.
How many cards are in the 1969 Topps Baseball set?
664 cards, tracked as 696 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 664 with none skipped and no printed number shared by two cards; 32 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately, 23 of them the yellow- and white-letter name pairs of #440-511.
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 2026-10-12.