2024 Topps 50/50 Shohei Ohtani — Aqua Chrome Refractor | SGC 9.5+ MINT+ Card #97 | Stolen Base #49 | Serial 75/75 — The Bookend Los Angeles Dodgers
You are looking at one of the most meaningful cards in the 2024 Topps 50/50 Shohei Ohtani set — and one with a story worth knowing before you bid.
The Card
Card #97 in the 100-card 2024 Topps 50/50 set documents Stolen Base #49 of Ohtani's historic 2024 season — the year he became the first player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season. Stolen Base #49 stands on its own: 49 stolen bases in a season is an elite historical achievement by any measure, and this card captures that moment individually.
The Parallel
This is the Aqua Chrome Refractor, serial numbered to just /75. In the Chrome parallel tier hierarchy for this set, the Aqua sits above the Green (/99) and Blue (/150), making it one of the scarcer serialized Chrome parallels in the entire product. It is not a base card — the Aqua Chrome Refractor is a premium parallel of the base, pulled separately and far less frequently.
The Serial Number
This copy is 75/75 — the final card in the entire Aqua Refractor print run for this subject. Collectors call this a bookend: the last serial number in any run, paired with #1/75 as the definitive endpoints of the series. Bookends are actively hunted by collectors who want to own something definitive rather than arbitrary, and 75/75 on a /75 run is exactly that.
The Grade
Graded SGC 9.5+ MINT+ by Sportscard Guaranty. SGC's half-point grading system makes 9.5+ one of the highest grades achievable — widely regarded by collectors as equivalent to or exceeding a PSA 10. The slab is intact and the card presents beautifully.
Card Details at a Glance