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1952 Topps

Total Cards: 407

Size: 2 5/8" x 3 3/4"

Rating: 8.6 (122 votes)
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Trivia

  • At 407 cards, this was the largest set of its day.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • #1 Andy Pafko - 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.
  • #1 Andy Pafko - The Andy Pafko card figures prominently in the plot of the 2010 movie Cop Out.

User Comments

Jul 6, 2024 - 5:57AM
enigma1132

Bought my first pack of cards in July, 1952. Nickel pack of Topps, in it were Walt Dropo (just traded to my Tigers) and Bobby Shantz (leading A.L. pitcher, eventually winning 24). Had a few 1951 Bowmans from a friend's older brother.

Nov 13, 2021 - 3:24PM
PasseGaming

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.

Feb 14, 2020 - 7:18PM
mzentko

See this pic that matches 203 Curt Simmons (in minor league uni)
http://jrsbullpen.com/pwigogallery/picture.php?/7683/category/188

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Addtional Variations1Nov 28, 2022 3:18 AM
by sandyrusty
Del Ennis No Autograph12Jan 30, 2021 10:23 AM
by Stevie Jay
interesting 52 topps original pic source0Feb 14, 2020 7:20 PM
by mzentko
'52 Topps Baseball....needing a facelift?6Jan 9, 2019 2:06 PM
by cnangle
Black Back Variations0Apr 27, 2014 1:32 PM
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