1951 Topps Red Back #11 Gene Hermanski
About Gene Hermanski
Hermanski opened 1950 in a salary dispute, balking at Brooklyn's first offer before signing for a reported $12,000. He played 94 games, mostly against right-handed pitching, and hit .298 with 7 home runs and 34 RBI in 289 at-bats, almost the same line as his 1948 and 1949 seasons. On June 15, 1951 the Dodgers sent him to the Cubs with Bruce Edwards, Joe Hatten and Eddie Miksis for Andy Pafko, Rube Walker, Johnny Schmitz and Wayne Terwilliger, a deal built to bring Pafko to Brooklyn.
Gene Hermanski was a left-handed-hitting outfielder who spent his best years with the Brooklyn Dodgers, then finished with the Cubs and Pirates. He debuted on August 14, 1943, and after wartime service in the Coast Guard returned to Brooklyn in 1946. He started in left field on April 15, 1947, the day Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, and played in the 1947 and 1949 World Series, both lost to the Yankees. His best year was 1948, when he set career highs with 133 games, 116 hits, 15 home runs and 60 RBI, and hit three homers in one game against the Cubs on August 5. He hit two grand slams in 1949. Hermanski reached base far more often than his average suggests; his 1949 on-base percentage was .431. He finished with a .272 average, 46 home runs and 259 RBI in 739 games, and died in Homosassa Springs, Florida, on August 9, 2010.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 261 | 0 | 43 | 59 | 25 | 28 | 42 | 64 | 0 |
| SGC | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 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 #11 card?
It is Red Back #11 in the 135-card 1951 Topps Baseball checklist, picturing Gene Hermanski 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.
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.