{"product_id":"1952-topps-30-mel-parnell-black-back-psa-vg-ex-4","title":"1952 Topps #30 Mel Parnell Black Back PSA VG-EX 4","description":"\u003cp data-section-id=\"1qqatif\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"35\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"35\"\u003e1952 Topps #30 Mel Parnell Black Back PSA 4 - The Left-Handed Ace of Fenway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"37\" data-end=\"394\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"71\"\u003e1952 Topps #30 Mel Parnell\u003c\/strong\u003e features the finest left-handed starter of his era in Boston. Pitching his home games at notoriously unforgiving Fenway Park, Parnell had already established himself as the ace of the Red Sox staff, highlighted by a tremendous \u003cstrong data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"352\"\u003e1949 season in which he went 25–7 with a 2.77 ERA\u003c\/strong\u003e and led the American League in victories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"705\"\u003eThis example is graded \u003cstrong data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"434\"\u003ePSA VG-EX 4\u003c\/strong\u003e and features the \u003cstrong data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"476\"\u003eBlack Back variation\u003c\/strong\u003e. Parnell was still firmly entrenched in Boston’s rotation when this card was issued, giving collectors a 1952 Topps appearance of an accomplished pitcher in the middle of his Red Sox career rather than before or after his prime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"1180\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eParnell spent his entire \u003cstrong data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"775\"\u003e10-year Major League career with Boston\u003c\/strong\u003e, winning 123 games and earning two All-Star selections. He later added another memorable chapter by throwing a \u003cstrong data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"923\"\u003eno-hitter at Fenway Park in 1956\u003c\/strong\u003e, the first Red Sox pitcher to accomplish the feat there in decades. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1039\"\u003e1952 Topps Mel Parnell Black Back PSA 4\u003c\/strong\u003e honors a true homegrown Boston star—\u003cstrong data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1180\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003ea left-hander who mastered Fenway and became one of the defining Red Sox pitchers of his generation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67616436224309,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1952Topps_30MelParnellBlackBackPSA4.png?v=1790980090","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1952-topps-30-mel-parnell-black-back-psa-vg-ex-4","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}