1973 Topps #211 Balor Moore
About Balor Moore
Card #211, from the second series, pictures Moore with Montreal after his 1972 season. Roughed up in his first four starts, he went 0-3 with a 6.45 ERA. A complete-game 9-1 win over the Dodgers on July 14 turned his season around, and from there he went 9-6 with a 2.94 ERA. He finished 9-9 with a 3.47 ERA. A 25-inning scoreless streak ended September 16 on Mike Schmidt's first major league home run. That winter he pitched a perfect game for San Juan in Puerto Rico.
Balor Moore was a left-handed pitcher from Smithville, Texas, who worked in the majors from 1970 to 1980 for the Montreal Expos, California Angels and Toronto Blue Jays. He was the first player the Expos drafted, 22nd overall in 1969, and he debuted at 19 on May 21, 1970, facing Willie Stargell as his only batter. His best year was 1972, when he struck out 161 in 147 2/3 innings over 22 starts. Major elbow surgery after the 1974 season kept him from regaining that form. Sold to the Angels, he pitched for them in 1977, then spent his last three seasons with Toronto, where he recorded the only save of his career on April 27, 1980, against the Brewers. He finished 28-48 with a 4.52 ERA in the majors.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 149 | 11 | 36 | 86 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 1973 Topps #211 card?
It is card #211 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Balor Moore of the Montreal Expos.
How many cards are in the 1973 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 679 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, in five series of 132 - #1-132, #133-264, #265-396, #397-528 and the high numbers, #529-660, printed in lower quantities; 19 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fifteen Field Leaders cards, the #20 Stan Bahnsen, #31 Buddy Bell and #504 Earl Williams border-gap pairs and the two #280 Al Kaline printings.
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.