1951 Topps Blue Back #10 Joe Page
About Joe Page
Page's 1950 was a sharp drop from a 1949 that brought a 2.59 ERA. He went 3-7 with a 5.04 ERA in 37 games and 55.1 innings, with 13 saves after the 27 of 1949, and he was left off the Yankees' World Series roster. New York sent him to the minors for 1951 and released him on May 16, a few weeks into the season. His last major league games came with the Pirates in 1954.
Joe Page was a left-handed New York Yankees pitcher whose seasons out of the bullpen in 1947 and 1949 helped define the closer's job before the save was a counted statistic. Six feet three and 200 pounds, he grew up the eldest of seven children in the coal country near Pittsburgh, nearly lost a leg in a 1936 car accident, and signed with the Yankees in 1940. He debuted on April 19, 1944, as a starter and made that year's All-Star team. Manager Bucky Harris moved him to relief after a May 26, 1947, game against Boston, and Page finished 14-8 with a 2.48 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 141.1 innings, 17 saves by later count, and fourth place in the MVP vote. He saved Game Seven of the 1947 World Series. In 1949 he led the American League with 27 saves and won the Babe Ruth Award for the World Series. He finished 57-49 with a 3.53 ERA and 76 saves, and pitched seven games for the 1954 Pirates. He died in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on April 21, 1980.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 165 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 46 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 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 #10 card?
It is Blue Back #10 in the 135-card 1951 Topps Baseball checklist, picturing Joe Page 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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