1975 Topps #271 Jerry Moses
About Jerry Moses
Jerry Moses broke in with the Boston Red Sox as a $50,000 bonus baby out of Yazoo City, Mississippi, debuting in 1965 at age 18 and homering in his second big-league at-bat, the youngest player to ever homer for the Red Sox. After breaking through in 1969, he became Boston's first-string catcher in 1970 and made the American League All-Star team, batting .263 before a finger injury slowed his second half. That October he was traded to California in a deal that also sent Tony Conigliaro west, launching a seven-team journeyman run through the Angels, Indians, Yankees, Tigers, Padres and White Sox. Detroit acquired him in March 1974, and he served as the Tigers' primary catcher that season, sharing duties with Bill Freehan, Gene Lamont and John Wockenfuss — the campaign pictured on his 1975 Topps card. Moses closed his nine-year career with a .251 average, 25 home runs and 109 RBIs, then spent decades in food service and Red Sox alumni charity work before his death in 2018.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 347 | 15 | 121 | 167 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-19. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here. The graders do not split the 1975 Topps Mini or O-Pee-Chee issues into this set.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1975 Topps #271 card?
It is card #271 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Moses.
How many cards are in the 1975 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1-660, with no variations and no short prints - PSA reports the cards were printed in equal quantities. The 1975 Topps Mini and the 1975 O-Pee-Chee issues are separate products with their own checklists.
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, the PSA price guide, 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 2026-08-20.