A Razor Sharp ’52 High Number
Is there an inverse relationship between the quality of a player’s on field performance and the condition of the baseball cards entering my collection?
1952 Topps High Numbers
Peter Pan in Dodger Blue
A monster card added to the 1952 set building project, one that is twice as scarce as Mantle or Jackie.
“I Pitched to Eddie Gaedel”
Bob Cain was a frequent signer on the autograph circuit of the ’80s and ’90s. Every item bore an inscription about the same event.
Joe Adcock: Architecture, Protection, 336 Home Runs That Counted and One That Didn’t
Tracking down the skyscraper randomly adorning the background of this 1952 high number.
Joe Rossi Finally Makes It
A high number gets added to the collection, featuring a player with more minor league hits than Pete Incaviglia got in the majors.
Woody Main and the Wooden Fence
The story behind the wooden fence appearing in the background of so many 1950s Pittsburgh Pirates cards.
Cookie Lavagetto Always Had a Fan Club
In addition to the admiration of teammates and coworkers everywhere he went, Cookie literally had a fan club.
Captain Bob
One of the briefest careers captured in 1952 Topps ended with a whole lot of seafood.
Clem Koshorek Missed a Record By an Inch
One of the shortest players of all time appeared on a baseball card one year after Eddie Gaedel made his debut.