1970 Topps #109 Expos Rookie Stars - Garry Jestadt / Carl Morton
On this card: Garry Jestadt, Carl Morton
About this card
This is one of the forty Rookie Stars cards, each showing two or three rookies from one club; #654 (National League) and #702 (American League) each mix three clubs. A Rookie Stars card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #36, #74, #109, #154, #267, #317, #429, #573, #669 and #683 one of them had already appeared on one, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
The story on this card
Jestadt's only big-league time before this card was September 1969 with Montreal, where he debuted on the 17th and went hitless in six at-bats. In April 1970 the Expos traded him off their Buffalo roster back to the Cubs. Card #109, from the first series, is an Expos Rookies card shared with Carl Morton and is the rookie card for Jestadt. Right-handed infielder from Chicago and Arizona State, a 1965 Cubs draft pick, who was the Padres' backup second and third baseman in 1971 and 1972 and collected 118 major league hits and six home runs.
Card #109 in the first series is a Rookie Stars card shared with Garry Jestadt; both are pictured with the Expos. Morton's 1970 season brought career highs of 284 2/3 innings, 125 walks and 154 strikeouts, along with 10 complete games and four shutouts. Right-hander who won the 1970 NL Rookie of the Year with Montreal, then spent four seasons in the Braves' rotation, finishing 87-92 over an eight-year career.
Sources: Wikipedia (Garry Jestadt) · Wikipedia (Carl Morton) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 217 | 0 | 25 | 126 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #109 card?
It is card #109 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Garry Jestadt and Carl Morton. This is one of the forty Rookie Stars cards, each showing two or three rookies from one club; #654 (National League) and #702 (American League) each mix three clubs. A Rookie Stars card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #36, #74, #109, #154, #267, #317, #429, #573, #669 and #683 one of them had already appeared on one, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
Is 1970 Topps #109 a rookie card?
Yes - #109 is the rookie card of Garry Jestadt. Carl Morton had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
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.