Card, Baseball
Object number2018.96.19
Manufacturer
The Topps Company, Inc.
Date1960
OriginUnited States of America
MediumPaper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Larry Walter Yantz
DescriptionRectangular 1960 Topps Roman Mejias Pittsburgh Pirates baseball card. Front has white border with black-and-white photo of Mejias in a fielding stance on yellow background at left and color photo of Mejias in a batting stance at right; bottom has blue background with pirate in bottom left corner and player information to the right in black and white text. Reverse has tan and gold background with white, gold, and black text including player biographical information and statistics.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 2.5 × 3.5 × 0.031 in. (6.4 × 8.9 × 0.1 cm)InscriptionsFront has black and white text along bottom "ROMAN MEJIAS / PITTSBURGH PIRATES Outfield".
Reverse has black, white, and gold text including "ROMAN MEJIAS Pitts. Pirates - Outfield / ... / MAJOR LEAGUE BATTING RECORD / ..."
MarksReverse has white and black text including "2" in top left corner and "©T.C.G. PRTD. IN U.S.A." along the right margin.
Historical NotesThis baseball card was collected by donor Larry Yantz.
Related person
Román G. Mejias
(born 1930)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Previous owner
Larry Walter Yantz
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