1951 Topps Connie Mack's All-Star Eddie Collins
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 Eddie Collins
Collins stole six bases in a game on September 11 and again on September 22, 1912, the only player to do it twice. He set major league records at second base for games (2,650), assists (7,630) and total chances (14,591), and his 512 sacrifice bunts were more than 100 ahead of anyone else. He was a member of all five World Series champions the Athletics produced in Philadelphia, in 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929 and 1930. Connie Mack signed him while he was still a Columbia student. As the Federal League bid for players, Mack offered him a five-year guaranteed contract, then sold him to Chicago in December 1914. Collins was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939.
Eddie Collins was a left-handed-hitting second baseman who played 25 seasons, 1906 to 1930, for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox, finishing with 3,315 hits, a .333 average and 744 stolen bases. A Columbia graduate, he made his debut under the alias Eddie T. Sullivan to protect his college standing and became the Athletics' regular second baseman in 1909. He played on the $100,000 infield, and the Athletics won pennants in 1910, 1911, 1913 and 1914; he took the 1914 Chalmers Award and on December 8, 1914, was sold to Chicago for a reported $50,000. He hit .372 in 1920 and, as player-manager from August 1924 through 1926, went 174-160. His 3,000th hit came on June 3, 1925. After a return to Philadelphia as a player-coach, he became general manager of the Boston Red Sox, held the job through 1947 and signed Ted Williams. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1939 and died in Boston on March 25, 1951.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 110 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 49 | 20 |
| SGC | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 19 |
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 Eddie Collins of the Chicago White Sox. 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.