1969 Topps #29 Dave Morehead
About Dave Morehead
Card #29 is an opening series-1 number, and it is Morehead's first Topps card as a Royal, the new club having taken him in the October 1968 expansion draft. His 1968 had split in two: 6-7 with a 3.18 ERA in 18 games at Triple-A Louisville, then a 1-4 record in Boston that badly undersells the pitching behind it, eleven appearances, nine starts, three complete games and a 2.45 ERA across 55 innings, the lowest of his major league career.
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 | 459 | 12 | 164 | 215 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #29 card?
It is card #29 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave Morehead of the Kansas City Royals.
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.
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