1951 Topps Red Back #25 Cliff Chambers
About Cliff Chambers
Chambers threw 249 1/3 innings in 1950, starting 33 of his 37 games for a Pirates club that finished eighth. His 12-15 record and 4.30 ERA led the staff in wins, and his 11 complete games were a career high that he matched in 1951. He also hit two home runs, one on June 8 off Brooklyn's Ralph Branca in a 4-3 win that ended a five-game losing streak. That winter he met Branch Rickey four times before settling on $16,000.
Cliff Chambers was a left-handed pitcher who worked 189 games for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals between 1948 and 1953, going 48-53 with a 4.29 ERA. He is remembered for the no-hitter he threw for Pittsburgh on May 6, 1951, a 3-0 win over the Boston Braves in the second game of a doubleheader at Braves Field, in which he walked eight. Born in Portland, Oregon, and raised in Bellingham, Washington, he pitched at Washington State in 1941 and 1942 and signed with the Cubs in June 1942. About three years in the Army Air Forces delayed his start, and he won 24 games for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League in 1947 before reaching Chicago in 1948. The Cubs traded him to Pittsburgh that December, and on June 15, 1951, the Pirates sent him and Wally Westlake to the Cardinals in a seven-player deal. He hit three major league home runs and finished with a .235 batting average. Chambers died on January 21, 2012, in Eagle, Idaho.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 255 | 0 | 45 | 67 | 23 | 32 | 41 | 47 | 0 |
| SGC | 28 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1951 Topps Red Back #25 card?
It is Red Back #25 in the 135-card 1951 Topps Baseball checklist, picturing Cliff Chambers of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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.
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