{"product_id":"1952-topps-45-eddie-joost-black-back-psa-ex-mt-6","title":"1952 Topps #45 Eddie Joost Black Back PSA EX-MT 6","description":"\u003cp data-section-id=\"apzup0\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"37\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"37\"\u003e1952 Topps #45 Eddie Joost Black Back PSA 6 - The Walking Man of Philadelphia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"39\" data-end=\"419\"\u003eLong before on-base percentage became one of baseball’s defining statistics, \u003cstrong data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"131\"\u003eEddie Joost\u003c\/strong\u003e understood the value of reaching first base. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"211\"\u003e1952 Topps #45 Eddie Joost\u003c\/strong\u003e features the Philadelphia Athletics shortstop at the tail end of a remarkable stretch in which his patience, power, and ability to draw walks made him one of the American League’s most productive infielders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"772\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"441\"\u003ePSA EX-MT 6\u003c\/strong\u003e features the \u003cstrong data-start=\"455\" data-end=\"479\"\u003eBlack Back variation\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving the card an added layer of appeal within the early series. Joost was still an important figure in Philadelphia when this card appeared, having earned consecutive \u003cstrong data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"690\"\u003eAll-Star selections in 1949 and 1950\u003c\/strong\u003e while regularly ranking among the league leaders in walks and on-base percentage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"1349\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eJoost played \u003cstrong data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"814\"\u003e17 Major League seasons\u003c\/strong\u003e and finished with an extraordinary 1,043 career walks against 1,339 hits. From 1947 through 1952, he drew more than 100 walks in five different seasons, combining that discipline with legitimate power from the shortstop position. He later became the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1120\"\u003efinal manager of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1954\u003c\/strong\u003e before the franchise moved to Kansas City. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1211\"\u003e1952 Topps Eddie Joost Black Back PSA 6\u003c\/strong\u003e celebrates a player who was ahead of his time—\u003cstrong data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1349\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003ea shortstop who understood the value of an at-bat decades before the numbers caught up.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67624115437877,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1952Topps_45EddieJoostBlackBackPSA6.png?v=1791059134","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1952-topps-45-eddie-joost-black-back-psa-ex-mt-6","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}