1951 Topps Major League All-Star Robin Roberts
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 Robin Roberts
The 1950 season made Roberts the first Phillie to win 20 games since Grover Cleveland Alexander won 30 for the club in 1917. He went 20-11 with a 3.02 ERA over 304 1/3 innings. On May 16 he beat Ewell Blackwell and Cincinnati 1-0 on two hits, a game he took as the sign that the Whiz Kids were for real, and in late July and early August he threw three straight shutouts within a run of 32 2/3 scoreless innings. That summer also brought his first All-Star selection.
Robin Evan Roberts (1926-2010) was a right-handed pitcher who anchored the Philadelphia Phillies' rotation for fourteen seasons before reviving his career in Baltimore. Born in Springfield, Illinois to a Welsh coal miner, he went to Michigan State to play basketball and took up pitching only after he got there; the Phillies signed him for a $25,000 bonus in 1947 and he reached the majors in June 1948. In 1950 he started three games in the final five days, capping the run with a pennant-clinching ten-inning win at Brooklyn for his 20th victory and the Whiz Kids' first National League flag in 35 years, then started World Series Game Two. From 1950 through 1955 he won 20 or more every season, led the NL in wins four years running (1952-1955), and once completed 28 games in a row. His 28-7 in 1952 took The Sporting News' Player of the Year award; he led the league in innings five straight years, peaking at 346 2/3 in 1953, and made seven All-Star teams. He left Philadelphia after 1961 and went 42-36 across three and a half Baltimore seasons, mentoring a young Jim Palmer, then finished with Houston and the Cubs in 1966. He retired with 286 wins, a 3.41 ERA and 2,357 strikeouts, and Cooperstown called in 1976.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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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Related cards
Team card: Team card Philadelphia Phillies
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- Blue Back #29 Granville Hamner
- Blue Back #43 Willie Jones
- Blue Back #51 Eddie Waitkus
- Major League All-Star Jim Konstanty
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 Robin Roberts of the Philadelphia Phillies. 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.
Why is this Major League All-Star so rarely seen?
PSA describes Jim Konstanty, Robin Roberts and Eddie Stanky as "the three short print cards that were reportedly not issued with the others" (PSA, 1951 Topps Major League All-Stars). They are real, graded cards and count in the 135-card full set, but so few exist that collectors often count a complete set as 132 without them.
What are the key cards in 1951 Topps?
The three rarest are the Major League All-Stars of Jim Konstanty, Robin Roberts and Eddie Stanky, the three short prints of the issue. Red Back #1 Yogi Berra leads the Red Backs and Blue Back #3 Richie Ashburn the Blue Backs, with Blue Back #50 Johnny Mize and Blue Back #37 Bobby Doerr next; Red Back #49 Al Zarilla and Blue Back #51 Eddie Waitkus are the hardest of the two decks to find in top condition. Of the Team cards, the Boston Red Sox (Ted Williams' first Topps card) and the St. Louis Cardinals are the scarcest, and the Brooklyn Dodgers card pictures Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese and Roy Campanella. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig lead Connie Mack's All-Stars, and Yogi Berra the Major League 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.