1952 Topps #29 Ted Kluszewski PSA VG-EX 4

1952 Topps #29 Ted Kluszewski PSA 4 - Before Big Klu Became a Cincinnati Legend

The 1952 Topps #29 Ted Kluszewski catches “Big Klu” just before he developed into one of the National League’s most feared power hitters. The massive Cincinnati first baseman was already an established everyday player by 1952, but the extraordinary home run seasons that would define his career were still waiting just ahead.

Graded PSA VG-EX 4, this card presents Kluszewski in the formative years of his career and well before his peak as a slugger. It is an early Topps appearance of an unmistakable baseball personality—famous for his tremendous strength and, eventually, for cutting the sleeves from his uniform because his arms were simply too large for them.

From 1953 through 1956, Kluszewski blasted 171 home runs, including a spectacular 1954 campaign in which he led the National League with 49 home runs and 141 RBI while batting .326. A four-time All-Star, he finished with 279 career homers and later helped the White Sox reach the 1959 World Series. The 1952 Topps Ted Kluszewski PSA 4 shows Big Klu just before the explosion—the power was already there; baseball was about to see just how much.