Card, Baseball
Object number2017.2.4
Manufacturer
The Topps Company, Inc.
Date1969
OriginUSA
MediumPaper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Ken Rosenstein
Description1969 Topps Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates baseball card.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 3.5 × 2.5 × 0.031 in. (8.9 × 6.4 × 0.1 cm)InscriptionsFront top proper right corner has black and white text "BOB / CLEMENTE / Outfield".
Front has black outlined yellow text along bottom "PIRATES".
Reverse has pink, black, and white text including "Topps / 50 / BOB CLEMENTE / [physical and biographical information] / [comic illustration] / MAJOR LEAGUE BATTING RECORD / [1955 to 1968 season statistics]".
MarksReverse has maker's mark in black along right edge "© T. C. G. PRINTED IN U. S. A."
Historical NotesA 1969 Roberto Clemente Topps baseball card. .Prior to 1957 Clemented is listed as “Roberto”, yet starting in 1957 and ending with 1969, Topps Americanized his name (as other media sources did) to “Bob”, a name which he never went by.
Related person
Roberto Clemente Walker
(1934 - 1972)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
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