{"product_id":"1952-topps-42-lou-kretlow-psa-ex-mt-6","title":"1952 Topps #42 Lou Kretlow PSA EX-MT 6","description":"\u003cp data-section-id=\"1ax09b1\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"34\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"34\"\u003e1952 Topps #42 Lou Kretlow PSA 6 - A Live Arm in the Motor City\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"36\" data-end=\"384\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"70\"\u003e1952 Topps #42 Lou Kretlow\u003c\/strong\u003e features the hard-throwing right-hander during his time with the Detroit Tigers. Kretlow’s journey to the majors included service in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"261\"\u003eUnited States Army Air Forces during World War II\u003c\/strong\u003e, delaying a professional baseball career that would eventually carry him through parts of a decade in the American League.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"717\"\u003eGraded \u003cstrong data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"408\"\u003ePSA EX-MT 6\u003c\/strong\u003e, this example represents Kretlow at a particularly strong level within this complete 1952 Topps set. His Detroit portrait has the unmistakable painted character of the issue, while the \u003cstrong data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"611\"\u003eEX-MT 6 grade\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this a notably well-preserved example of a player whose career was defined by a powerful right arm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"1199\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eKretlow appeared in the majors with the Tigers, Browns, Orioles, White Sox, and Athletics, working both as a starter and out of the bullpen. His best season came in \u003cstrong data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"892\"\u003e1951\u003c\/strong\u003e, immediately before this card was issued, when he posted a 3.35 ERA across 31 appearances for Detroit and St. Louis. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1046\"\u003e1952 Topps Lou Kretlow PSA 6\u003c\/strong\u003e preserves him during the most productive stretch of his Major League career—\u003cstrong data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1199\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003ea hard-throwing arm from the heart of the American League’s postwar era.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67624069136693,"sku":null,"price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1952Topps_42LouKretlowPSA6.png?v=1791058075","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1952-topps-42-lou-kretlow-psa-ex-mt-6","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}