{"product_id":"1952-topps-18-merrill-combs-black-back-psa-vg-ex-4","title":"1952 Topps #18 Merrill Combs Black Back PSA VG-EX 4","description":"\u003cp data-section-id=\"hv8rt4\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"42\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"42\"\u003e1952 Topps #18 Merrill Combs Black Back PSA 4 - A Baseball Life Beyond the Box Score\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"386\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"48\" data-end=\"80\"\u003e1952 Topps #18 Merrill Combs\u003c\/strong\u003e spotlights a player whose Major League career was compact, but whose connection to professional baseball would ultimately span decades. A middle infielder who broke into the majors with Boston in 1947, Combs filled a versatile role for the Red Sox before later spending time with Washington and Cleveland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"773\"\u003eThis example carries the \u003cstrong data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"437\"\u003eBlack Back variation\u003c\/strong\u003e and has been graded \u003cstrong data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"473\"\u003ePSA VG-EX 4\u003c\/strong\u003e. The deep red backdrop gives Combs’ portrait a particularly bold appearance, while the early #18 position places the card firmly within the opening stretch of Topps’ revolutionary 1952 release. It is a distinctive early-series piece with all the visual personality collectors associate with the set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"1259\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eCombs’ final Major League season came in 1952, but he was nowhere near finished with the game. He went on to build a lengthy career as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"912\" data-end=\"944\"\u003escout and baseball executive\u003c\/strong\u003e, remaining involved in professional baseball long after his playing days ended. That gives the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003e1952 Topps Merrill Combs Black Back PSA 4\u003c\/strong\u003e an interesting perspective: not simply a card documenting a player, but one issued at the crossroads between \u003cstrong data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1259\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003ethe end of one baseball career and the beginning of another.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67615371755829,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1952Topps_18MerrillCombsBlackBackPSA4.png?v=1790962661","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1952-topps-18-merrill-combs-black-back-psa-vg-ex-4","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}