1951 Topps Team card Cincinnati Reds
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
The 1950 Reds went 66-87 under Luke Sewell and finished sixth, 24 1/2 games behind Philadelphia, which beat them 18 times in 22 meetings. Cincinnati scored 654 runs and allowed 734, an 80-run deficit over 153 games. Ewell Blackwell anchored the rotation with 17 wins, a 2.97 ERA and 188 strikeouts in 261 innings, while Ken Raffensberger lost 19 games and Herm Wehmeier, at 5.67, lost 18. First baseman Ted Kluszewski led the team with a .307 average, 25 home runs and 111 RBI, in a season when the club hit 99 as a whole and its 13 saves were led by Frank Smith's 3. Crosley Field drew 538,794. On September 7 the Reds sold outfielder Peanuts Lowrey to the St. Louis Cardinals.
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 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 1 |
| SGC | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Dated 1950 | |||||||||
| PSA | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 0 |
| SGC | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
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 Cincinnati Reds. 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.
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.