1951 Topps Red Back #18 Gerry Coleman
About Gerry Coleman
Coleman played 153 games in 1950 and hit .287 with 6 home runs and a career-high 69 RBIs, and he was still above .290 when he was named to the American League All-Star team. In the World Series sweep of the Phillies he drove in three of the Yankees' 11 runs: a fourth-inning fly ball scored Bobby Brown for the 1-0 win in Game One, and a walk-off single off Russ Meyer beat the Phillies 3-2 in Game Three. The writers gave him the Babe Ruth Award as Series MVP.
Jerry Coleman played second base for the New York Yankees from 1949 to 1957, hitting .263 with 16 home runs and 217 RBIs in 723 games and appearing in six World Series. The Associated Press named him American League Rookie of the Year in 1949, when he led the league's second basemen in fielding percentage. A Marine Corps pilot, he flew 57 combat missions in World War II and 63 in Korea, the only major leaguer to see combat in both wars, and the Korean call-up cost him nearly all of 1952 and 1953. Injuries trimmed his playing time after he returned. He then called games for the Yankees and the Angels, and from 1972 for the San Diego Padres, whom he also managed in 1980 (73-89). The Hall of Fame gave him the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting in 2005.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 338 | 4 | 85 | 79 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 59 | 1 |
| SGC | 44 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 1 |
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 #18 card?
It is Red Back #18 in the 135-card 1951 Topps Baseball checklist, picturing Gerry Coleman of the New York Yankees.
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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