1979 Topps #238 Balor Moore
About Balor Moore
On #238 he is a Toronto Blue Jay. He made 34 appearances in 1979, 16 of them starts, and went 5-7. He pitched 139 1/3 innings with a 4.84 ERA and 51 strikeouts. Five of those starts were complete games. In 1980 he went 1-1 in 31 appearances, three of them starts.
Balor Moore was a left-handed pitcher from Smithville, Texas, who worked in the majors from 1970 to 1980 for the Montreal Expos, California Angels and Toronto Blue Jays. He was the first player the Expos drafted, 22nd overall in 1969, and he debuted at 19 on May 21, 1970, facing Willie Stargell as his only batter. His best year was 1972, when he struck out 161 in 147 2/3 innings over 22 starts. Major elbow surgery after the 1974 season kept him from regaining that form. Sold to the Angels, he pitched for them in 1977, then spent his last three seasons with Toronto, where he recorded the only save of his career on April 27, 1980, against the Brewers. He finished 28-48 with a 4.52 ERA in the majors.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 98 | 14 | 65 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 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 1979 Topps #238 card?
It is card #238 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Balor Moore of the Toronto Blue Jays.
How many cards are in the 1979 Topps Baseball set?
726 cards, numbered 1 through 726 with none skipped and issued as a single series, tracked as 727 collectible states: #369 Bump Wills comes with a Rangers or a Blue Jays team banner, and the master set counts both.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA, 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.