{"product_id":"1952-topps-54-leo-kiely-black-back-psa-ex-5","title":"1952 Topps #54 Leo Kiely Black Back PSA EX 5","description":"\u003cp data-section-id=\"1856toh\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"39\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"39\"\u003e1952 Topps #54 Leo Kiely Black Back PSA 5 - The Rookie Who Returned to Boston\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"359\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"45\" data-end=\"73\"\u003e1952 Topps #54 Leo Kiely\u003c\/strong\u003e features a young Red Sox left-hander at the very beginning of an unusual Major League journey. Kiely debuted for Boston in 1951 at just 21 years old, making an immediate impression out of the bullpen before his baseball career was interrupted by military service during the Korean War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"770\"\u003eThis example is graded \u003cstrong data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"396\"\u003ePSA EX 5\u003c\/strong\u003e and features the \u003cstrong data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"438\"\u003eBlack Back variation\u003c\/strong\u003e. The timing of the card makes it particularly interesting: although Kiely appears as a member of the Red Sox, he spent the 1952 season serving in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"611\"\u003eUnited States Army\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than pitching at Fenway. His Topps card therefore preserves the promising young pitcher just as his Major League career was temporarily placed on hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"1235\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eKiely returned to Boston and resumed his career in 1954, ultimately spending seven Major League seasons with the Red Sox and Kansas City Athletics. He was used primarily in relief, finishing with 26 victories and 29 saves under modern scoring. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1061\"\u003e1952 Topps Leo Kiely Black Back PSA 5\u003c\/strong\u003e carries a story larger than its statistics—\u003cstrong data-start=\"1105\" data-end=\"1235\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003ea young Major Leaguer whose path through baseball paused for military service before bringing him back to the mound in Boston.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67626535747893,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1952Topps_54LeoKielyBlackBackPSA5.png?v=1791140474","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1952-topps-54-leo-kiely-black-back-psa-ex-5","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}