{"product_id":"1952-topps-29-ted-kluszewski-psa-vg-ex-4","title":"1952 Topps #29 Ted Kluszewski PSA VG-EX 4","description":"\u003cp data-section-id=\"1ff7yta\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"47\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"47\"\u003e1952 Topps #29 Ted Kluszewski PSA 4 - Before Big Klu Became a Cincinnati Legend\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"378\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"86\"\u003e1952 Topps #29 Ted Kluszewski\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"723\"\u003eGraded \u003cstrong data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"402\"\u003ePSA VG-EX 4\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"1185\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eFrom \u003cstrong data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"751\"\u003e1953 through 1956\u003c\/strong\u003e, Kluszewski blasted 171 home runs, including a spectacular 1954 campaign in which he led the National League with \u003cstrong data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"894\"\u003e49 home runs and 141 RBI\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cstrong data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1071\"\u003e1952 Topps Ted Kluszewski PSA 4\u003c\/strong\u003e shows Big Klu just before the explosion—\u003cstrong data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1185\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003ethe power was already there; baseball was about to see just how much.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67616416891189,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1952Topps_29TedKluszewskiPSA4.png?v=1790979690","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1952-topps-29-ted-kluszewski-psa-vg-ex-4","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}