1951 Topps Team card New York Giants
Hall of Famers on the 1950 New York Giants roster: Leo Durocher and Monte Irvin.
About this card
Each of the nine Team cards comes in two versions, with "1950" before the team name in the front banner and without it; the photo and the players are the same on both. Either version fills the team's place in the set, and the master set takes both.
The story on this card
The 1950 Giants won 86 games, lost 68 and finished third in the National League, 5 games behind the first-place Phillies at 91-63. Leo Durocher's club scored 735 runs, allowed 643 and hit 133 home runs at the Polo Grounds, with Bobby Thomson hitting 25, Wes Westrum 23 and Hank Thompson 20 while driving in a team-high 91. The December 14, 1949 trade that sent Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr, Willard Marshall and Red Webb to the Braves brought back Eddie Stanky, who hit .300 at second base, and Alvin Dark, who drove in 67 runs at shortstop. Larry Jansen won 19 games with a 3.01 ERA, Sal Maglie went 18-4 with a 2.71 ERA, and Jim Hearn was 11-3 with a 1.94 ERA in 16 games. Monte Irvin hit .299 with 15 home runs in 110 games. On June 20 the club signed an amateur free agent named Willie Mays.
Sources: Wikipedia
Variations
This card comes in two versions: Undated and Dated 1950. The difference is on the front of the card.
Variations catalogued by PSA and the American Card Catalog.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undated | |||||||||
| PSA | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dated 1950 | |||||||||
| PSA | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1951 Topps Team card card?
It is Team card in the 135-card 1951 Topps Baseball checklist, picturing the New York Giants. Each of the nine Team cards comes in two versions, with "1950" before the team name in the front banner and without it; the photo and the players are the same on both. Either version fills the team's place in the set, and the master set takes both.
Does 1951 Topps Team card have variations?
Yes. It comes in two versions: Undated (No date before the team name in the banner on the front) and Dated 1950 ("1950" before the team name in the banner on the front). Either one fills its place in the set; the master set takes both.
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.