{"product_id":"1955-topps-198-yogi-berra-psa-nm-mt-8-5","title":"1955 Topps #198 Yogi Berra PSA NM-MT+ 8.5","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1955 Topps #198 Yogi Berra PSA 8.5 - The Heartbeat of a Yankees Dynasty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1955, \u003cstrong\u003eYogi Berra\u003c\/strong\u003e had become something far greater than the Yankees’ catcher. He was the steady presence behind the plate for baseball’s most powerful franchise, an elite run producer in the middle of the lineup, and one of the game’s most valuable players. The \u003cstrong\u003e1955 Topps #198 Yogi Berra\u003c\/strong\u003e comes from the very season in which Berra captured his \u003cstrong\u003ethird American League MVP Award in five years\u003c\/strong\u003e, a remarkable achievement for a catcher and a reflection of just how central he was to everything New York did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example stands out with its outstanding \u003cstrong\u003ePSA NM-MT+ 8.5\u003c\/strong\u003e grade. Card #198 resides deep within the \u003cstrong\u003escarcer high-number series\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the 1955 Topps horizontal format presents its own demanding combination of centering, registration, surface, edge, and corner challenges. The half-grade is particularly compelling here—\u003cstrong\u003ean 8.5 sitting tantalizingly between NM-MT and Mint\u003c\/strong\u003e on an important Hall of Famer from one of Topps’ great early sets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBerra’s numbers tell only part of his story. He finished 1955 with \u003cstrong\u003e27 home runs and 108 RBI\u003c\/strong\u003e, helping the Yankees return to the World Series, and ultimately retired with 358 home runs, 18 All-Star selections, and those three MVP Awards. But October was where Yogi became inseparable from Yankees history. He appeared in \u003cstrong\u003e14 World Series and won 10 championships as a player\u003c\/strong\u003e, records that remain almost impossible to comprehend in the modern game. He caught Don Larsen’s perfect game, handled generations of Yankee pitching, and became one of baseball’s most beloved personalities along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53488851910965,"sku":null,"price":13000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1955Topps_198YogiBerraPSANM-MT_8.5.png?v=1788807575","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1955-topps-198-yogi-berra-psa-nm-mt-8-5","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}