1973 Topps #268 Jerry Morales
About Jerry Morales
Card #268, from the third series, pictures Morales with the Padres. In 1973 he hit .281 with 9 home runs and 34 RBI in 122 games at age 24. He was one of four regular San Diego outfielders on a club that finished last in the NL West, as it had in each of his five seasons there.
Jerry Morales was a Puerto Rican outfielder who played 15 major league seasons between 1969 and 1983, mostly for the Chicago Cubs, with stops in San Diego, St. Louis, Detroit and New York. Born in Yabucoa, he was taught outfield play at a clinic by Roberto Clemente as a teenager, and signed with the Mets in 1966 at 17 after helping Puerto Rico win silver at the Central American and Caribbean Games. The Padres took him in the 1968 expansion draft, and the Cubs acquired him in November 1973 for Glenn Beckert. He played all three outfield positions with good speed and was known for a two-handed basket catch below the belt. He led the 1975 Cubs with 91 RBI, hit a career-best 16 home runs in 1976 and represented Chicago at the 1977 All-Star Game. He retired with 95 home runs, 570 RBI and a .259 average in 1,441 games, then coached and scouted, including a stint as Washington's first base coach in 2007 and 2008.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 155 | 11 | 59 | 71 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #268 card?
It is card #268 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Morales 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.