1951 Topps Blue Back #16 Murry Dickson
About Murry Dickson
Dickson worked both ends of Pittsburgh's staff in 1950, appearing in 51 games, 22 of them as a starter, and going 10-15 with a 3.80 ERA over 225 innings. The ERA was 0.51 higher than his 3.29 of 1949, while the innings total barely moved from 224 1/3. He saved three games, matching his 1947 total, and struck out 76 batters. At the plate he hit .256 with 21 hits in 82 at-bats and drove in seven runs.
Murry Dickson, a small right-hander from Tracy, Missouri who grew up in Leavenworth, Kansas, pitched 18 major-league seasons from 1939 to 1959. Manager Eddie Dyer called him Thomas Edison for the pitches and deliveries he constantly tried. He joined the Cardinals for good in 1942, missed 1944 and 1945 serving in the Army in Europe, and won 15 games in 1946, including the second game of the playoff with Brooklyn that sent St. Louis to the World Series. He started Game 7 against Boston. Sold to Pittsburgh in 1949, he won 20 games for a 64-win Pirates club in 1951, then led the National League in losses three straight years from 1952 to 1954, the last with Philadelphia. He returned to St. Louis in 1956 and finished as a reliever with Kansas City and the Yankees, retiring at 43 with 172 wins and a 3.66 ERA.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 142 | 1 | 16 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 27 | 25 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 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 #16 card?
It is Blue Back #16 in the 135-card 1951 Topps Baseball checklist, picturing Murry Dickson of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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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