1951 Topps Blue Back #36 Cliff Fannin
About Cliff Fannin
Fannin made 25 appearances for the Browns in 1950, 16 of them starts, and finished 5-9 with a 6.53 ERA over 102 innings. He struck out 42 and completed three games, well below the ten complete games and 102 strikeouts of 1948, when he threw 213.2 innings. The slide that began with a 6.17 ERA in 1949 carried into 1951, when he pitched in seven games and went 0-2.
Cliff Fannin was a right-handed pitcher who spent all eight of his major league seasons, 1945 through 1952, with the St. Louis Browns. He debuted on September 2, 1945, and worked mostly out of the bullpen until 1947, when he made 18 starts and went 6-8 with a 3.58 ERA. His best year was 1948: a 10-14 record, 213.2 innings, ten complete games, three shutouts and 102 strikeouts, the only season he passed 100. His ERA rose to 6.17 in 1949 and 6.53 in 1950, and he pitched 15.1 innings in 1951 and 16.1 in 1952, his last season. His final game came on September 27, 1952. Over 164 games and 98 starts he finished 34-51 with a 4.85 ERA, 28 complete games, six shutouts, six saves and 352 strikeouts in 733 innings. Born in Louisa, Kentucky, on May 13, 1924, he died in Sandusky, Ohio, on December 11, 1966, at age 42.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 160 | 1 | 27 | 46 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 Blue Back #36 card?
It is Blue Back #36 in the 135-card 1951 Topps Baseball checklist, picturing Cliff Fannin of the St. Louis Browns.
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.