1951 Topps Major League All-Star Larry Doby
About this card
The Major League All-Stars are eleven die-cut stand-ups of the stars of 1950-51, made to be folded and stood up like Connie Mack's All-Stars.
About Larry Doby
In 1950 Doby batted .326 for Cleveland, the highest average of his career, with 164 hits, 25 home runs and 102 RBI. It was his first 100-RBI season, up from 85 the year before, and his 110 runs scored were the most he ever scored in a season. The Sporting News named him to its All-Star outfield, and he finished in the top 10 of the American League MVP voting.
Larry Doby was a left-handed-hitting center fielder who became the first Black player in the American League and the second in the modern major leagues. He joined the Cleveland Indians on July 5, 1947, less than three months after Jackie Robinson's debut, straight from the Newark Eagles of the Negro leagues. Owner Bill Veeck paid the Eagles a total of $15,000 for him. Doby hit .156 in 29 games that first summer. He won an outfield job in 1948, batted .301, and became the first Black player to homer in a World Series, off Johnny Sain in Game 4, as the Indians beat the Boston Braves. He was an All-Star every year from 1949 through 1955. He led the American League in home runs in 1952 and again in 1954, when he finished second to Yogi Berra in the MVP voting as Cleveland won the pennant. A trade after the 1955 season sent him to the White Sox, and he returned to Cleveland in 1958. He played his last big-league game in 1959 and finished with 253 home runs and a .283 average. Veeck made him White Sox manager on June 30, 1978, the second Black manager in the majors. The Veterans Committee elected him to the Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 |
| SGC | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
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 Major League All-Star card?
It is Major League All-Star in the 135-card 1951 Topps Baseball checklist, picturing Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians. The Major League All-Stars are eleven die-cut stand-ups of the stars of 1950-51, made to be folded and stood up like Connie Mack's All-Stars.
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.