1973 Topps #230 Joe Morgan
About Joe Morgan
Morgan drove in 73 runs and hit 16 home runs for Cincinnati in 1972. His second-series Reds card in 1973 was #230. That season he increased his home run total to 26 and drove in 82 runs. He also batted .290, stole 67 bases and scored 116 runs.
Joe Morgan played second base through a 22-year major-league career, collecting 2,517 hits, 268 home runs and 689 stolen bases. Born in Bonham, Texas, he moved to Oakland at five and studied business at Oakland City College before Houston signed him in 1962. His 5-foot-7 stature brought him the nickname "Little Joe." Teammate Nellie Fox suggested that he flap his back elbow to keep it raised while batting, a habit Morgan retained throughout his career. With Cincinnati, he won consecutive National League Most Valuable Player awards in 1975 and 1976 and five Gold Gloves from 1973 through 1977. His ninth-inning single drove home Ken Griffey with the winning run in Game Seven of the 1975 World Series. Morgan returned to Houston as a free agent in 1980, then played for San Francisco, Philadelphia and Oakland. He retired in 1984 and began broadcasting Reds games the next year, later working with Jon Miller on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball. Morgan entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990, his first year of eligibility.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,090 | 0 | 46 | 278 | 271 | 194 | 119 | 182 | 0 |
| SGC | 182 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 31 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 2 |
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 #230 card?
It is card #230 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds.
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.