{"product_id":"1952-topps-26-monte-irvin-black-back-psa-ex-mt-6","title":"1952 Topps #26 Monte Irvin Black Back PSA EX-MT 6","description":"\u003cp data-section-id=\"yeot2h\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"38\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"38\"\u003e1952 Topps #26 Monte Irvin Black Back PSA - A Giant Who Helped Open the Door\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"364\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"74\"\u003e1952 Topps #26 Monte Irvin\u003c\/strong\u003e belongs to one of the most important players represented in the entire set. Already a celebrated star in the Negro Leagues before joining the New York Giants, Irvin became one of the franchise’s first Black players in 1949 and quickly proved that his talent belonged among baseball’s best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"673\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"385\"\u003eBlack Back\u003c\/strong\u003e example is graded \u003cstrong data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"419\"\u003ePSA EX-MT 6\u003c\/strong\u003e and dates from the heart of Irvin’s remarkable run in New York. Just one season earlier, he had been sensational for the 1951 National League champions, batting \u003cstrong data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"636\"\u003e.312 with 24 home runs and a league-leading 121 RBI\u003c\/strong\u003e before starring in the World Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"1222\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIrvin’s legacy reaches across multiple chapters of baseball history. He starred with the \u003cstrong data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"781\"\u003eNewark Eagles\u003c\/strong\u003e, won a Negro World Series championship in 1946, became an MLB All-Star with the Giants, and later helped New York capture the \u003cstrong data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"929\"\u003e1954 World Series\u003c\/strong\u003e. Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, Irvin remains an essential bridge between two eras of the game. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1091\"\u003e1952 Topps Monte Irvin Black Back PSA 6\u003c\/strong\u003e is more than an early card of a Hall of Famer—it represents \u003cstrong data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1222\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003ea player whose career helped change the course of baseball itself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67616329728309,"sku":null,"price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1952Topps_26MonteIrvinBlackBackPSA6.png?v=1790977752","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1952-topps-26-monte-irvin-black-back-psa-ex-mt-6","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}