1974 Topps #453 Balor Moore
About Balor Moore
The Expos card #453 reflects his 1973 season, a 7-16 year with a 4.49 ERA over 35 games. Walks rose to 109 from 59. Even so, he struck out 7.71 batters per nine innings, second in the National League, and held hitters to a .233 average. Then came an ankle injury in spring training 1974 and an arm injury early in the season: he made eight Montreal appearances and went 0-3 with a 10.20 ERA in six rehab outings at Triple-A Memphis.
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 | 212 | 10 | 111 | 74 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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 1974 Topps #453 card?
It is card #453 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Balor Moore of the Montreal Expos.
How many cards are in the 1974 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 678 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, issued all at once as a single series and printed in equal quantities; 17 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fourteen San Diego / "Washington Nat'l Lea." pairs (thirteen Padres player cards and the #226 team card), the three-state #599 Rookie Pitchers, the #608 Apodaco misspelling and the #654 Jesus Alou front without a position.
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.