Card, Baseball
Object number2011.122.17
Manufacturer
The Topps Company, Inc.
Date1952
MediumPaper, cardboard
Credit LineGift of Gregg Ficery
DescriptionPittsburgh Pirates George Metkovich baseball card.Dimensions2.625 x 4.75 in. (6.7 x 12.1 cm)InscriptionsBottom of card includes the text: "GEORGE METKOVICH" written in black lettering. Directly underneath is the player's signature: "George Metkovich" written in cursive in black.
Back of card:
Top left corner "310" written in black. Also included in this section is the text: "GEORGE MICHAEL METKOVICH" written in white lettering, with player details and biographical information also written in white lettering.
Middle of the back of the card includes biographical information written in black lettering.
Middle left of card includes the text: "MAJOR LEAGUE BATTING RECORD" written in red lettering.
Middle right includes the text: "FIELDING RECORD" in red lettering. Underneath of that are player statistics written in black lettering.
MarksBack of card:
Bottom center includes the text: "TOPPS BASEBALL" in red lettering with a red outline of a star on both the left and right side.
Back of card also includes the number: "52" written in pen in the middle right side.
Bottom left: "© T. C. G." in black lettering.
Bottom right: "PRTD. IN U.S.A." in black lettering.
Related person
George Michael Metkovich
(1920 - 1995)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
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