{"product_id":"1952-topps-35-hank-sauer-black-back-psa-ex-mt-6-5","title":"1952 Topps #35 Hank Sauer Black Back PSA EX-MT+ 6.5","description":"\u003cp data-section-id=\"92pg6t\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"36\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"36\"\u003e1952 Topps #35 Hank Sauer Black Back PSA 6.5 - The MVP Season of “The Honker”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"38\" data-end=\"369\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"71\"\u003e1952 Topps #35 Hank Sauer\u003c\/strong\u003e was issued during the season that would define his career. Already established as one of the National League’s most dangerous power hitters, the Chicago Cubs slugger delivered his masterpiece in 1952, leading the league with \u003cstrong data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"325\"\u003e37 home runs and 121 RBI\u003c\/strong\u003e and earning \u003cstrong data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"368\"\u003eNational League MVP honors\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"691\"\u003eThis impressive example is graded \u003cstrong data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"423\"\u003ePSA EX-MT+ 6.5\u003c\/strong\u003e and features the \u003cstrong data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"465\"\u003eBlack Back variation\u003c\/strong\u003e. The grade gives this Sauer an extra level of distinction within the set, while the timing makes the card especially compelling: this is a 1952 card of Sauer from the exact year he reached the pinnacle of the National League.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"1154\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eNicknamed \u003cstrong data-start=\"703\" data-end=\"720\"\u003e“The Honker,”\u003c\/strong\u003e Sauer became a favorite at Wrigley Field and ultimately finished his 15-year Major League career with \u003cstrong data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"878\"\u003e288 home runs, 876 RBI, and two All-Star selections\u003c\/strong\u003e. Few cards in the early portion of the 1952 Topps checklist align so perfectly with the season pictured on the cardboard. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"1005\" data-end=\"1049\"\u003e1952 Topps Hank Sauer Black Back PSA 6.5\u003c\/strong\u003e comes directly from the year Sauer went from feared slugger to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1154\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eNational League Most Valuable Player.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67617292747061,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1952Topps_35HankSauerBlackBackPSA6.5.png?v=1790987058","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1952-topps-35-hank-sauer-black-back-psa-ex-mt-6-5","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}