1952 Topps
Total Cards: 407
Size: 2 5/8" x 3 3/4"
Rating: 8.6 (113 votes)
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1a | Andy Pafko VAR |
Brooklyn Dodgers | ||
1b | Andy Pafko VAR |
Brooklyn Dodgers | ||
2a | Pete Runnels RC, VAR |
Washington Senators | ||
2b | Pete Runnels RC, VAR |
Washington Senators | ||
3a | Hank Thompson VAR |
New York Giants | ||
3b | Hank Thompson VAR |
New York Giants | ||
4a | Don Lenhardt VAR |
Boston Red Sox | ||
4b | Don Lenhardt VAR |
Boston Red Sox | ||
5a | Larry Jansen VAR |
New York Giants | ||
5b | Larry Jansen VAR |
New York Giants |
Trivia |
- At 407 cards, this was the largest set of its day.
- It is rare to find card #1 of Andy Pafko in excellent condition, because being #1 in the set meant that kids put the card on top of their stack before wrapping them with rubber bands or putting them in their pockets or school bags.
- Cards measure 2 5/8" by 3 3/4"
- This set was issued in 6 separate series: Series 1 (1 to 80), Series 2 (81-130), Series 3 (131-190), Series 4 (191-250), Series 5 (251-310), and Series 6 (311-407).
- By the time Topps released the last series (cards 311-407), football season had started and kids were no longer buying baseball cards. In the late '50s, Sy Berger hired a garbage boat to take the surplus 300 to 500 cases stored in the Topps Brooklyn headquarters, to dump off the New Jersey shore into the Atlantic Ocean.
- The Andy Pafko card figures prominently into the plot of the 2010 movie Cop Out.
- 2nd major baseball card release for Topps.
- This was the first set to use color team logos as part of it's design, as well as including stats for both the previous season and overall career.
User Comments |
Are we rating these sets on their look and style.. or based on the players within... or the value of these cards? Mixture of all three? It's hard to quantify such a iconic set of baseball cards. I personally try rate these based on their visual appeal. As that was their intent before vaule was even considered. | ||
See this pic that matches 203 Curt Simmons (in minor league uni)
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I regret opening these packs just for the gum (bad). I must have had the most expensive sound effects inserting these cards into the spokes of my bike. Among other things, this is my greatest disappointment though it had to create a shortage of cards printed.
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Forum |
Subject | Replies | Last Post |
Addtional Variations | 1 | Nov 28, 2022 3:18 AM by sandyrusty |
Del Ennis No Autograph | 12 | Jan 30, 2021 10:23 AM by Stevie Jay |
interesting 52 topps original pic source | 0 | Feb 14, 2020 7:20 PM by mzentko |
'52 Topps Baseball....needing a facelift? | 6 | Jan 9, 2019 2:06 PM by cnangle |
Black Back Variations | 0 | Apr 27, 2014 1:32 PM by Admin |
External Links |
- 10 Things You May Not Know About The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Card
- BaseballCardPedia: 1952 Topps (R-414-6)
- Cardboard Connection: Analysis of 1952 Topps Baseball
- eBay Guides: 1952 Topps Baseball Card Set
- Just Collect Article: 1952 Topps Baseball Card Set
- PSA Article: 1952 Topps, Much More than Meets the Eye
- PSA Price Guide: 1952 Topps
- Sports Card Radio: 1952 Topps Baseball Card Set - Vintage Review
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