{"product_id":"1952-topps-38-wally-westlake-black-back-psa-ex-5","title":"1952 Topps #38 Wally Westlake Black Back PSA EX 5","description":"\u003cp data-section-id=\"verqcm\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"29\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"29\"\u003e1952 Topps #38 Wally Westlake Black Back PSA 5 - A Power Bat on the Move\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"31\" data-end=\"361\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"68\"\u003e1952 Topps #38 Wally Westlake\u003c\/strong\u003e features a proven National League slugger during a period of transition in his career. Westlake had spent his best seasons with Pittsburgh, where his combination of power and run production made him a fixture in the Pirates lineup, including a career-best \u003cstrong data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"360\"\u003e24 home runs and 95 RBI in 1950\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"701\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"380\"\u003ePSA EX 5\u003c\/strong\u003e carries the \u003cstrong data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"417\"\u003eBlack Back variation\u003c\/strong\u003e and presents Westlake as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. His 1952 Topps appearance came during an unusually well-traveled stretch, as trades moved him between several clubs in a short span. The card preserves that specific Cardinals chapter in Topps’ unmistakable painted style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"703\" data-end=\"1137\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eWestlake played \u003cstrong data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"746\"\u003e10 Major League seasons\u003c\/strong\u003e, finishing with 127 home runs and 539 RBI while suiting up for six different clubs. He was also selected to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"897\"\u003e1951 National League All-Star team\u003c\/strong\u003e, recognition of the productive hitter he had become in Pittsburgh. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1015\"\u003e1952 Topps Wally Westlake Black Back PSA 5\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a snapshot of a veteran power hitter in motion—\u003cstrong data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1137\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eone chapter from a career that carried him across both leagues.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67617413234997,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1952Topps_38WallyWestlakeBlackBackPSAEX5.png?v=1790988916","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1952-topps-38-wally-westlake-black-back-psa-ex-5","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}