1974 Topps #258 Jerry Morales
About Jerry Morales
Card #258 shows him in a Cubs uniform. He hit .273 with 15 home runs and led the team with 82 RBI. On May 22 he drove in six runs against the Mets, including a ninth-inning homer into the left-field bullpen that made it 9-6.
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.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 200 | 7 | 86 | 93 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 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 #258 card?
It is card #258 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Morales of the Chicago Cubs.
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.