1951 Topps Blue Back #14 George Munger
About George Munger
Munger started 20 of his 32 games in 1950, the last year of the regular turn in the Cardinals rotation he had held since mid-1946. He went 7-8 with a 3.90 ERA, pitching 154.2 innings with 5 complete games and one shutout. His 61 strikeouts were half the 123 he had in 1947, when he threw 224.1 innings and won 16 games.
Red Munger was a right-handed pitcher, 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds, who spent most of his ten major league seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals (1943-44 and 1946-52) and the rest with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1952 and 1956). In 1944 he won 11 of 14 decisions with a 1.34 ERA before the Army took him in July, so he missed that year's World Series. Discharged from occupation duty in Germany in August 1946, he beat the Boston Red Sox 12-3 in Game 4 of the World Series, his only Series appearance. He won 16 games in 1947 and was a three-time All-Star, in 1944, 1947 and 1949. Pittsburgh acquired him in May 1952 and sent him to the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League, where he won 23 games in 1955 with 25 complete games and a 1.85 ERA, which earned the 1956 recall. His major league record was 77-56 with a 3.83 ERA and 564 strikeouts in 1,228.2 innings, and he won 152 games in the minors. He died in Houston in 1996.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 130 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 39 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 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 #14 card?
It is Blue Back #14 in the 135-card 1951 Topps Baseball checklist, picturing George Munger of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.