1971 Topps #205 Gerry Moses
About Gerry Moses
Moses was home in Yazoo City when his mother told him at 3 a.m. on October 12, 1970 that Haywood Sullivan had called with news of the trade to the Angels. Card #205 in the second series of 1971 Topps shows him with California, which finished fourth in the AL West. He started 47 games at catcher behind John Stephenson. He hit .227 with four home runs and 15 RBI, and he told manager Lefty Phillips he was unhappy with the platoon.
Gerald Braheen Moses was a catcher from Yazoo City, Mississippi, . After earning high school All-America honors as a quarterback, he turned down a football scholarship from Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and signed with the Boston Red Sox for $50,000 in 1964. Bonus rules meant Boston had to keep him on the roster or expose him in the draft, so he spent three months with the 1965 Red Sox at age 18 and got four pinch-hit appearances before going back down. He caught two seasons at Pittsfield and one at Louisville, then returned for good in 1969, batting .304 in 53 games while sharing the job with Russ Gibson and Tom Satriano. In 1970 he was Boston's first-string catcher and an American League All-Star, though a split finger and other injuries held him to 92 games. That October the Red Sox sent him to California with Tony Conigliaro and Ray Jarvis, and from there he moved on through the Indians, Yankees, Tigers, Padres and White Sox until his nine-year career ended in 1975. He batted .251 with 25 home runs and 109 RBIs in 386 games. He later built a food-service business and spent decades on the Jimmy Fund and on benefits for former players, until his death in 2018.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 410 | 0 | 22 | 200 | 149 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 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 1971 Topps #205 card?
It is card #205 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gerry Moses of the California Angels.
How many cards are in the 1971 Topps Baseball set?
752 cards, tracked as 761 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 752 with none skipped, issued in six print series (132/131/130/130/120/109 cards), the sixth (#644-752) the high numbers; seven cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - the #42, #265 and #306 photo pairs and the #123, #206, #369 and #619 checklists, #369 and #619 in three printings each.
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