1951 Topps Red Back #44 Sid Hudson
About Sid Hudson
The 1950 season was the payoff for a change of delivery. After a 4-16 year and a 5.88 ERA in 1948, Hudson was offered a choice at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore between surgery with no guarantee and a new motion, and he dropped to side-arm. He led the league with 17 losses in 1949, then went 14-14 with a 4.09 ERA and 17 complete games in 237.2 innings, taking 14 of the club's 67 wins.
Sid Hudson was a 6-foot-4 right-handed starter who pitched for the Washington Senators in 1940-42 and 1946-52 and the Boston Red Sox in 1952-54. He came to Washington from Class D Sanford, where he had been a first baseman until a manager sent him to the mound, and won 17 games as a 1940 rookie for a club that won 64. Chicago baseball writers placed him second to Lou Boudreau in their rookie voting, by three votes. He made the American League All-Star team in 1941 and 1942. Thirty-eight months in the Army Air Forces took 1943-45, and he came back with a bone spur in his shoulder. On April 27, 1947, Babe Ruth Day, he beat the Yankees 1-0 at Yankee Stadium. He switched to a side-arm delivery after 1948 and led the league with 17 losses in 1949. Boston acquired him on June 10, 1952, for Walt Masterson and Randy Gumpert. His record was 104-152 with a 4.28 ERA. He later served as a pitching coach for the Senators and Rangers and at Baylor.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 290 | 0 | 63 | 69 | 34 | 43 | 37 | 44 | 0 |
| SGC | 27 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 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 Red Back #44 card?
It is Red Back #44 in the 135-card 1951 Topps Baseball checklist, picturing Sid Hudson of the Washington Senators.
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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