1951 Topps Team card Brooklyn Dodgers
Hall of Famers on the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers roster: Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson and Duke Snider.
About this card
Each of the nine Team cards comes in two versions, with "1950" before the team name in the front banner and without it; the photo and the players are the same on both. Either version fills the team's place in the set, and the master set takes both.
The story on this card
Brooklyn won 89 games and lost 65 in 1950 and finished second in the National League, two games behind the Philadelphia Phillies, in a race that went to the last day of the season. Under manager Burt Shotton the Dodgers scored 847 runs, allowed 724, hit 194 home runs and drew 1,185,896 to Ebbets Field. Duke Snider put together a 22-game hitting streak, and on August 31 Gil Hodges hit four home runs in one game, the first player of the 20th century to do it in his home park. Vin Scully joined the radio and television crew as a play-by-play announcer in 1950. After the season Walter O'Malley replaced Branch Rickey as majority owner and president, fired Shotton, named Chuck Dressen manager and hired Buzzie Bavasi as the club's first independent general manager. The roster carried five future Hall of Famers: Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson and Duke Snider, and the team photo shows Robinson.
Sources: Wikipedia
Variations
This card comes in two versions: Undated and Dated 1950. The difference is on the front of the card.
Variations catalogued by PSA and the American Card Catalog.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undated | |||||||||
| PSA | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 0 |
| SGC | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
| Dated 1950 | |||||||||
| PSA | 86 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 58 | 1 |
| SGC | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 2 |
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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1951 Topps Team card card?
It is Team card in the 135-card 1951 Topps Baseball checklist, picturing the Brooklyn Dodgers. Each of the nine Team cards comes in two versions, with "1950" before the team name in the front banner and without it; the photo and the players are the same on both. Either version fills the team's place in the set, and the master set takes both.
Is Jackie Robinson on the 1951 Topps Brooklyn Dodgers Team card?
Yes. Jackie Robinson is in the team photo, on both the dated and the undated version, and it is his first Topps card.
What are the key cards in 1951 Topps?
The three rarest are the Major League All-Stars of Jim Konstanty, Robin Roberts and Eddie Stanky, the three short prints of the issue. Red Back #1 Yogi Berra leads the Red Backs and Blue Back #3 Richie Ashburn the Blue Backs, with Blue Back #50 Johnny Mize and Blue Back #37 Bobby Doerr next; Red Back #49 Al Zarilla and Blue Back #51 Eddie Waitkus are the hardest of the two decks to find in top condition. Of the Team cards, the Boston Red Sox (Ted Williams' first Topps card) and the St. Louis Cardinals are the scarcest, and the Brooklyn Dodgers card pictures Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese and Roy Campanella. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig lead Connie Mack's All-Stars, and Yogi Berra the Major League All-Stars.
Does 1951 Topps Team card have variations?
Yes. It comes in two versions: Undated (No date before the team name in the banner on the front) and Dated 1950 ("1950" before the team name in the banner on the front). Either one fills its place in the set; the master set takes both.
How many cards are in the 1951 Topps Baseball set?
135 cards across five issues - the Red Backs and Blue Backs (52 each), nine Team cards, and eleven each of Connie Mack's All-Stars and the Major League All-Stars. With the Zernial and Holmes variations and both versions of each Team card the master set is 146. All 135 count toward the full set; Jim Konstanty, Robin Roberts and Eddie Stanky, the three rarest Major League All-Stars, are so rarely seen that collectors often count a complete set as 132 without them.
Sources: PSA, BaseballCardPedia, Trading Card Database, Baseball-Reference, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-26.