Card, Baseball
Object number2004.178.187
Manufacturer
The Topps Company, Inc.
Date1972
MediumCardboard; Ink
Credit LineGift of Craig Britcher
DescriptionRectangular baseball card featuring a man posing while bending low while holding a bat out in front of him, as if bunting a ball. 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.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: "JACKIE HERNANDEZ". "P" on center of hat.
Text on back of the card: "502" printed in black in top left corner. Text next to this on left side reads: "JACKIE HERNANDEZ / PITTSBURGH SHORTSTOP / HT: 6'0" WT: 165 BORN 9-11-40 / BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT / HOME: MIAMI, FLORIDA". Text next to this on the right side of the card reads: "WHAT DO / BALL PLAYERS / CALL / 'THE DISH'?". Upside down text printed below illustration in the right corner reads: "HOME PLATE".
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 Jackie Hernandez Pittsburgh Pirates baseball card.
Related person
Jackie Hernández
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
On View
Not on view
1972
1972
1972
1972
