1973 Topps #409 Ivan Murrell
About Ivan Murrell
San Diego had chosen Murrell from Houston in the 1968 expansion draft. In 1972 he played five games for the Padres, with one hit in seven at-bats. He drove in one run and made a single appearance in the outfield. His 1973 Topps card, #409 in the fourth series, lists him with the Padres.
Ivan Murrell was a right-handed outfielder from Almirante, Panama, who played 10 major league seasons with Houston, San Diego and Atlanta. He collected 308 hits in 564 games, batting .236 with 33 home runs and 123 RBI. Murrell grew up in Costa Rica and studied mechanical aviation for two years before entering professional baseball. Houston scout Tony Pacheco signed him in 1963. After playing in Mexico, he joined the St. Lucie Legends of the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989, batting .272 with 5 home runs in 47 games. He also worked as a scout and minor league coach for Houston. Murrell died in Stuart, Florida, in 2006 at age 63.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 192 | 6 | 62 | 104 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 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 #409 card?
It is card #409 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ivan Murrell of the San Diego Padres.
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.