1951 Topps Connie Mack's All-Star Christy Mathewson
About this card
Connie Mack's All-Stars are eleven die-cut stand-ups of the all-time greats Connie Mack picked; every one of the eleven is in the Hall of Fame. They were made to be folded and stood up, so complete, unbent examples are hard to find.
About Christy Mathewson
The place on an all-time team rests on two seasons and a World Series. In 1905 he went 31-9 with a 1.28 ERA, then shut out the Philadelphia Athletics three times in six days, covering 27 innings with 14 hits allowed and 18 strikeouts. In 1908 he won 37 games, a modern National League record, with 11 shutouts and a 1.43 ERA across 390 2/3 innings. His 373 career wins tie Grover Cleveland Alexander for the National League record. In 1936 he was elected to the Hall of Fame as one of its first five members.
Christy Mathewson was a right-handed pitcher who spent nearly all of his 17 major league seasons, 1900 to 1916, with the New York Giants and finished with 373 wins, 79 shutouts and a 2.13 ERA. His 373 wins tie the National League record, and he won 20 games in 12 consecutive seasons from 1903 to 1914. Control and the fadeaway, a pitch later called the screwball, carried his game; in 1905 he walked 64 batters in 338 innings. He won the pitching Triple Crown that year and again in 1908. Raised in Factoryville, Pennsylvania, he played fullback and drop-kicked at Bucknell. The Giants bought him from Norfolk in July 1900 and sent him back after an 0-3 trial, and Cincinnati drafted him and traded him to New York for Amos Rusie on December 15, 1900. John McGraw traded him to the Reds on July 20, 1916, and he managed them into August 1918, when he left to serve as a captain in the Army's Chemical Warfare Service. He died of tuberculosis at Saranac Lake, New York, on October 7, 1925.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 39 | 39 |
| SGC | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 51 |
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 1951 Topps Connie Mack's All-Star card?
It is Connie Mack's All-Star in the 135-card 1951 Topps Baseball checklist, picturing Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants. Connie Mack's All-Stars are eleven die-cut stand-ups of the all-time greats Connie Mack picked; every one of the eleven is in the Hall of Fame. They were made to be folded and stood up, so complete, unbent examples are hard to find.
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.