{"product_id":"1952-topps-1-andy-pafko-psa-vg-ex-4","title":"1952 Topps #1 Andy Pafko PSA VG-EX 4","description":"\u003cp data-section-id=\"y77vvj\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"34\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"34\"\u003e1952 Topps #1 Andy Pafko PSA 4 - The Card That Started It All\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"36\" data-end=\"491\"\u003eEvery legendary set has a beginning, and for \u003cstrong data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"95\"\u003e1952 Topps\u003c\/strong\u003e, that distinction belongs to Andy Pafko. Card \u003cstrong data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"148\"\u003e#1\u003c\/strong\u003e opened the 407-card checklist that would forever change baseball-card collecting, placing the Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder at the front of what became the defining postwar set. Pafko was already an established major leaguer by 1952, having spent years with the Cubs before joining a Brooklyn club headed toward another National League pennant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"951\"\u003eGraded \u003cstrong data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"515\"\u003ePSA VG-EX 4\u003c\/strong\u003e, this example carries significance far beyond Pafko’s career alone. It is quite literally the starting point of the 1952 Topps set—the first card in a series filled with Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Yogi Berra, Eddie Mathews, and, ultimately, Mickey Mantle. The bold red background, oversized format, team logo, facsimile signature, and detailed player portrait introduced collectors to a dramatically different kind of baseball card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"1407\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003ePafko enjoyed a \u003cstrong data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1000\"\u003e17-year Major League career\u003c\/strong\u003e, earned five All-Star selections, and appeared in four World Series, winning a championship with Milwaukee in 1957. Yet in the collecting world, his name will always carry another distinction. Before collectors could reach any of the immortals buried within the 1952 Topps checklist, they had to start here. \u003cstrong data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1407\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCard #1. Andy Pafko. The opening page of one of the greatest baseball-card sets ever produced.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67609889308981,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1952Topps_1AndyPafkoPSAVG-EX4.png?v=1790883390","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1952-topps-1-andy-pafko-psa-vg-ex-4","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}