{"product_id":"1952-topps-61-tookie-gilbert-black-back-psa-ex-5-5","title":"1952 Topps #61 Tookie Gilbert Black Back PSA EX+ 5.5","description":"\u003cp data-section-id=\"ff71v5\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"38\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"38\"\u003e1952 Topps #61 Tookie Gilbert Black Back PSA 5.5 - A Giant Name with New York Roots\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"369\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"77\"\u003e1952 Topps #61 Tookie Gilbert\u003c\/strong\u003e features the New York Giants first baseman during his lone season in the Major Leagues. Baseball was already deeply rooted in the Gilbert family: Tookie was the son of \u003cstrong data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"263\"\u003eLarry Gilbert\u003c\/strong\u003e, the former Major Leaguer who became one of the most successful managers in Southern Association history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"741\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"390\"\u003eBlack Back\u003c\/strong\u003e example is graded \u003cstrong data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"424\"\u003ePSA EX+ 5.5\u003c\/strong\u003e, a strong half-grade that gives the card added distinction within the set. Gilbert had spent years producing in the minor leagues before finally receiving his opportunity with the defending National League champion Giants in 1950, putting him alongside a roster filled with some of the era’s most recognizable names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"1220\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eGilbert appeared in \u003cstrong data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"796\"\u003e87 games for New York in 1950\u003c\/strong\u003e, hitting four home runs while splitting time at first base. Although that proved to be his only Major League season, he remained a productive minor-league player and later continued his life in baseball. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"1005\" data-end=\"1053\"\u003e1952 Topps Tookie Gilbert Black Back PSA 5.5\u003c\/strong\u003e is an intriguing piece of Giants history—\u003cstrong data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1220\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003ea card issued after a brief big-league stay, preserving a player from one of baseball’s great multigenerational families.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67626621960501,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1952Topps_61TookieGilbertBlackBackPSA5.5.png?v=1791143124","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1952-topps-61-tookie-gilbert-black-back-psa-ex-5-5","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}