1951 Topps Red Back #38 Duke Snider
About Duke Snider
Snider hit three home runs against the Phillies at Ebbets Field on May 30, 1950, two of them onto Bedford Avenue off Russ Meyer, and lost a fourth when a liner struck a foot below the top of the right-field screen. He batted .321 and led the National League with 199 hits and 343 total bases. On the final day, one game behind Philadelphia, his ninth-inning single off Robin Roberts ended with Richie Ashburn throwing Cal Abrams out at the plate, and Dick Sisler's 10th-inning homer took the pennant.
Edwin Donald Snider was called Duke from boyhood, after his father watched him strut about like royalty, and Brooklyn turned that into the Duke of Flatbush. He debuted for the Dodgers in April 1947, two days after Jackie Robinson, and by 1949 owned center field in a lineup that also carried Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella and Gil Hodges. New York spent a decade arguing over Snider, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle. His answer was five straight 40-homer seasons from 1953 through 1957, more home runs and more RBI than any other player hit or drove in during the 1950s, the National League RBI title in 1955, the home run crown in 1956, and eight All-Star selections. He was MVP runner-up in 1955, the year Brooklyn beat the Yankees for its only World Series title, and he remains the only man to hit four home runs in two different World Series. A second ring came with Los Angeles in 1959. He finished at .295 with 2,116 hits, 1,259 runs, 407 home runs and 1,333 RBI, and hit 19 home runs off Robin Roberts, more than any batter has taken off one pitcher. The Dodgers retired his number 4 in 1980, the year Cooperstown called.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 696 | 1 | 78 | 136 | 52 | 97 | 116 | 214 | 2 |
| SGC | 227 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 156 | 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 #38 card?
It is Red Back #38 in the 135-card 1951 Topps Baseball checklist, picturing Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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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