1952 Topps #90 Mickey Grasso PSA EX-MT 6

1952 Topps #90 Mickey Grasso PSA 6 - A Catcher with a Wartime Story

The 1952 Topps #90 Mickey Grasso features the Washington Senators catcher whose path to the Major Leagues was anything but ordinary. Before establishing himself in professional baseball, Grasso served in the United States Army during World War II, where he was captured in North Africa and spent more than two years as a prisoner of war before returning home.

Graded PSA EX-MT 6, this example presents Grasso during his most active years behind the plate in Washington. His 1952 season would become the busiest of his Major League career, appearing in 81 games for the Senators and handling the demanding responsibilities of an everyday catcher.

Grasso ultimately spent parts of five seasons in the Major Leagues with Washington, Cleveland, and the New York Giants. His statistics tell only a fraction of his remarkable story. The 1952 Topps Mickey Grasso PSA 6 preserves a player whose road to a Major League uniform passed through circumstances far greater than baseball—a World War II veteran, former POW, and Major League catcher represented in one of the hobby’s defining sets.