1977 Topps #233 Jose Morales
About this card
Cards #231-234 are the Record Breakers subset: George Brett, Minnie Minoso, Jose Morales and Nolan Ryan. George Brett's regular card in the set is #580, Jose Morales's is #102 and Nolan Ryan's is #650.
About Jose Morales
In 1977, his last season in Montreal, Morales batted .203 with 1 home run and 9 RBI in 65 games for the Expos. He joked to the Orlando Sentinel that year about having 18 half brothers and sisters. Topps gave him #102 in the base set and a second card, #233, in its Record Breakers subset.
Jose Morales was a right-handed pinch-hitter and designated hitter who played 12 major league seasons from 1973 to 1984 with the Athletics, Expos, Twins, Orioles and Dodgers. Born in Frederiksted, St. Croix, he signed with the San Francisco Giants in 1963 and spent ten summers in the minors, where he led four leagues in errors as a catcher. Oakland called him up in August 1973 and sold him to Montreal that September. He appeared in the field in 104 of his 733 games, and first base was his most frequent position. He led his league in pinch hits four times and set a single-season record of 25 in 1976, a mark that stood until John Vander Wal collected 28 in 1995. He hit .287 for his career with 26 home runs and 207 RBI. His only postseason appearance came in the 1983 NLCS with the Dodgers. He also played more than two decades of Puerto Rican winter ball and later worked as a batting instructor for several organizations.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 125 | 12 | 71 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 4 | 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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Related cards
More Jose Morales in this set: #102
Team card: #647 Montreal Expos Team
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- #28 Woodie Fryman
- #52 Ellis Valentine
- #76 Tim Foli
- #102 Jose Morales
- #112 Bill Greif
- #132 Chip Lang
- #156 Pete Mackanin
- #178 Bombo Rivera
- #199 Pepe Frias
- #223 Earl Williams
- #252 Dale Murray
- #274 Don Stanhouse
- #295 Gary Carter
- #316 Steve Rogers
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1977 Topps #233 card?
It is card #233 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jose Morales of the Montreal Expos. Cards #231-234 are the Record Breakers subset: George Brett, Minnie Minoso, Jose Morales and Nolan Ryan. George Brett's regular card in the set is #580, Jose Morales's is #102 and Nolan Ryan's is #650.
How many cards are in the 1977 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1 through 660 with none skipped and distributed as a single series. No card carries a catalogued print variation, so the base set and the master set are the same 660 cards.
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.