1951 Topps Blue Back #2 Hank Majeski
About Hank Majeski
Majeski hit .309 in 1950, his first season in Chicago, with 128 hits in 414 at-bats, 6 home runs and 46 RBI in 122 games, 112 of them at third base. The White Sox had acquired him from the Athletics in December 1949 for pitcher Ed Klieman. Cleveland's Early Wynn had hit him in the head with a fastball on August 7, 1949 and kept him out for about a month, and his average that year was .277, 32 points below the 1950 mark. Chicago sent him back to Philadelphia in early June 1951.
Hank Majeski played third base in the majors for 13 seasons between 1939 and 1955, with the Boston Bees and Braves, Yankees, Athletics, White Sox, Indians and Orioles. Casey Stengel moved him from second base to third in 1939, and he became one of the best fielding third basemen of his day. In 1947 he committed five errors and set a record for third basemen with a .988 fielding percentage. His best year at bat came in 1948 with the Athletics, when he hit .310 with 12 home runs and 120 RBI, finished 11th in MVP voting, and hit six doubles in a doubleheader on August 27, an American League record. After the Athletics sold him to Cleveland in 1952 he backed up Al Rosen at third base, and in Game 4 of the 1954 World Series he pinch-hit a three-run home run. He finished with 956 hits, a .279 average and 501 RBI in 1,069 games. He was born and died on Staten Island.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 156 | 1 | 27 | 48 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 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 #2 card?
It is Blue Back #2 in the 135-card 1951 Topps Baseball checklist, picturing Hank Majeski of the Chicago White Sox.
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.