1974 Topps #244 Carl Morton
About Carl Morton
Morton went 15-10 with a 3.41 ERA for the 1973 Braves. He worked 256 1/3 innings over 38 games. He completed 10 games and threw four shutouts. He also hit three home runs and drove in 15 runs, both career highs. #244 lists him with the Braves.
Carl Wendle Morton was a right-handed pitcher who spent eight seasons in the majors with the Montreal Expos and Atlanta Braves. Born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he started his pro career as an outfielder in the Atlanta organization before converting to the mound, then was taken by Montreal in the 1968 expansion draft. In the Expos' fourth game as a franchise in 1969, Morton pitched nine scoreless innings, though the club fell 1-0 in the 12th. In 1970 he went 18-11 with a 3.60 ERA for a last-place Montreal team and was named National League Rookie of the Year over Bernie Carbo, Larry Bowa and Cesar Cedeno, also picking up The Sporting News' rookie honor. Traded to Atlanta for Pat Jarvis in 1973, he posted three straight double-digit win seasons. Over his career he batted .156 with seven home runs. Morton finished with an 87-92 record, a 3.73 ERA and 650 strikeouts; his last major league game came in 1976. He died of a heart attack in Tulsa in 1983.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 182 | 3 | 59 | 102 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 #244 card?
It is card #244 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Carl Morton of the Atlanta Braves.
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.
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