Card, Baseball
Object number2004.178.184
Date1972
MediumCardboard; Ink
Credit LineGift of Craig Britcher
DescriptionRectangular baseball card featuring a player standing in front of the camera, looking down while tossing a ball up in front of him with his right hand. Player is wearing a white jersey with black and yellow stripes around short sleeves, with a long sleeve black shirt underneath. He is also wearing a yellow hat with a black brim, with a black Pittsburgh Pirates logo in the center of the hat. Background features stands full of spectators.DimensionsHeight x Width: 3.5 × 2.5 in. (8.9 × 6.4 cm)InscriptionsTop of the card reads: "PIRATES", and text across the bottom of the card reads: "ROBERTO CLEMENTE". "P" on center of hat.
Text on back of the card: "309" printed in black in top left corner. Text next to this on left side reads: "ROBERTO CLEMENTE / PITTSBURGH OUTFIELD / HT: 5'11" WT: 175 BORN 8-18-34 / BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT / HOME: RIO PIEDRAS, P.R.". Text next to this on the right side of the card reads: "WHICH / FAMOUS / NOVELIST / PLAYED / MINOR / LEAGUE / BALL IN '96?". Upside down text printed below illustration in the right corner reads: "ZANE GRAY. ".
Batting record statistics printed in lower section of card
MarksMaker's mark printed along bottom edge on back reads: "©T.C.G. PRTD. IN U.S.A."
Historical Notes1972 Topps Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates baseball card.
Related person
Roberto Clemente Walker
(1934 - 1972)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related person
Zane Gray
On View
Not on view
1972
1972
1972
