1970 Topps #495 Dave Morehead
About Dave Morehead
Morehead spent 1969 in the Kansas City bullpen, working 19 of his 21 games in relief and finishing 2-3 with a 5.73 ERA. Card #495 is a fifth-series issue that pictures him with the Royals. He started 17 of his 28 games in 1970 and went 3-5 with a 3.62 ERA.
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. Scout Ray Boone signed him off a 16-0 senior season at San Diego's Hoover High School, the school that also produced Ted Williams. He 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. Arm ailments, starting with a shoulder injury early the following season, limited him to 33 games over the next three years. He finished 40-64 with a 4.15 ERA and 627 strikeouts in 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 | 165 | 7 | 27 | 94 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. 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 1970 Topps #495 card?
It is card #495 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave Morehead of the Kansas City Royals.
How many cards are in the 1970 Topps Baseball set?
720 cards, tracked as 726 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 720 with none skipped, issued in seven series - #1-132, #133-263, #264-372, #373-459, #460-546, #547-633 and the high numbers, #634-720; 6 cards, all of them checklists, carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, 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 2026-10-25.