1974 Topps #387 Rich Morales
About Rich Morales
Morales split 1973 between the White Sox and the Padres, playing 97 games and hitting .161. His 1974 Topps card, #387, shows him with San Diego. Fifteen Padres cards, this one among them, were first printed, while a move to the capital was rumored, with the team name Washington Nat'l Lea. The corrected San Diego printing is the common one. He played 54 games for the 1974 Padres, and his last major league game came on October 2.
Rich Morales was an infielder who spent eight seasons in the majors with the Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres, from 1967 through 1974. Born in San Francisco and listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 170 pounds, he threw and batted right-handed and played shortstop, second base and third base. His career line finished at .195 with 6 home runs and 64 RBI over 480 games. After retiring as a player, Morales managed in the minor leagues from 1979 until 1982 and from 1988 until 1991. He was an Atlanta Braves coach in 1987, on the staff of his former White Sox manager, Chuck Tanner, and worked in the farm systems of the Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners.
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Print variations
Two states of #387 are tracked individually: 387a - San Diego (Corrected) and 387b - Washington Nat'l Lea. The difference is on the front of the card (error correction).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry and the Trading Card Database; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387a - San Diego (Corrected) | |||||||||
| PSA | 159 | 5 | 37 | 90 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 387b - Washington Nat'l Lea. | |||||||||
| PSA | 303 | 29 | 92 | 134 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #387 card?
It is card #387 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rich Morales of the San Diego Padres.
Does 1974 Topps #387 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked individually: 387a - San Diego (Corrected) (The front carries the San Diego team name - the reprint Topps made once the Padres stayed in San Diego, and the common state of the pair) and 387b - Washington Nat'l Lea. (The front names the team "Washington Nat'l Lea." - the first printing, made while the Padres looked set to move to Washington, D.C., and the scarcer state of the pair). Owning any one of them fills the #387 slot; the master set counts each state.
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.