{"product_id":"1952-topps-58-bob-mahoney-black-back-psa-ex-5","title":"1952 Topps #58 Bob Mahoney Black Back PSA EX 5","description":"\u003cp data-section-id=\"z0losg\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"31\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"31\"\u003e1952 Topps #58 Bob Mahoney Black Back PSA 5 - A Brief Stay in St. Louis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"371\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"37\" data-end=\"67\"\u003e1952 Topps #58 Bob Mahoney\u003c\/strong\u003e documents a pitcher whose Major League opportunity came entirely with the \u003cstrong data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"162\"\u003eSt. Louis Browns\u003c\/strong\u003e. Mahoney reached the big leagues in 1951 and worked both as a starter and reliever, earning his place on a Browns club that remains one of the most colorful and historically distinctive franchises of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"644\"\u003eThis example is graded \u003cstrong data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"408\"\u003ePSA EX 5\u003c\/strong\u003e and features the \u003cstrong data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"450\"\u003eBlack Back variation\u003c\/strong\u003e. Mahoney’s Browns uniform and warm illustrated portrait give the card a distinctly early-1950s feel, while the black reverse adds another variation to this increasingly deep opening-series run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"1092\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eMahoney spent parts of \u003cstrong data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"707\"\u003ethree seasons in the Major Leagues\u003c\/strong\u003e, all with St. Louis, before the Browns relocated to Baltimore and became the Orioles following the 1953 season. That timing gives the \u003cstrong data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"885\"\u003e1952 Topps Bob Mahoney Black Back PSA 5\u003c\/strong\u003e an appealing historical connection: it preserves a player from the final years of a franchise that would soon disappear from the Major League map—\u003cstrong data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1092\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003ea small but authentic piece of St. Louis Browns history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67626580705589,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1952Topps_58BobMahoneyBlackBackPSA5.png?v=1791141461","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1952-topps-58-bob-mahoney-black-back-psa-ex-5","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}