1951 Topps Team card St. Louis Cardinals
Hall of Famers on the 1950 St. Louis Cardinals roster: Stan Musial, Red Schoendienst and Enos Slaughter.
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 Cardinals finished 1950 at 78-75, fifth in the National League and 12.5 games behind the Phillies, who won 91. The gap came from the road: St. Louis went 48-28 at Sportsman's Park and 30-47 away from it. Eddie Dyer's club scored 693 runs, allowed 670 and hit 102 home runs, and 1,093,411 fans came through the gates. Stan Musial hit .346 with 28 home runs and 109 RBI, Enos Slaughter drove in 101 runs, and Red Schoendienst collected 177 hits in 153 games. Howie Pollet won 14 games with a 3.29 ERA in 232 1/3 innings, while the staff as a whole posted a 3.97 ERA. Harry Walker, acquired from Cincinnati for Lou Klein and Ron Northey on December 14, 1949, started in center field on Opening Day and hit .207 in 60 games.
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 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Dated 1950 | |||||||||
| PSA | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 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 St. Louis Cardinals. 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.
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.
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.