1974 Topps #19 Gerry Moses
About Gerry Moses
Card #19 in the 1974 Topps set lists Moses with the Yankees, for whom he caught 17 of his 21 games in 1973 while hitting .254. On March 19, 1974 he was traded to Detroit in a three-team deal and caught 74 games for the Tigers, sharing the job with Bill Freehan, Gene Lamont and John Wockenfuss. He hit .237 with 4 home runs and 19 RBI.
Gerald Braheen Moses was a catcher from Yazoo City, Mississippi, . After earning high school All-America honors as a quarterback, he turned down a football scholarship from Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and signed with the Boston Red Sox for $50,000 in 1964. Bonus rules meant Boston had to keep him on the roster or expose him in the draft, so he spent three months with the 1965 Red Sox at age 18 and got four pinch-hit appearances before going back down. He caught two seasons at Pittsfield and one at Louisville, then returned for good in 1969, batting .304 in 53 games while sharing the job with Russ Gibson and Tom Satriano. In 1970 he was Boston's first-string catcher and an American League All-Star, though a split finger and other injuries held him to 92 games. That October the Red Sox sent him to California with Tony Conigliaro and Ray Jarvis, and from there he moved on through the Indians, Yankees, Tigers, Padres and White Sox until his nine-year career ended in 1975. He batted .251 with 25 home runs and 109 RBIs in 386 games. He later built a food-service business and spent decades on the Jimmy Fund and on benefits for former players, until his death in 2018.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 189 | 4 | 65 | 99 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 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 1974 Topps #19 card?
It is card #19 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gerry Moses of the New York Yankees.
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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