Card, Baseball
Object number2003.153.2
Manufacturer
The Topps Company, Inc.
Date1958
OriginUnited States of America
MediumPaper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Mike Wheat
Description1958 Topps Harding Peterson Pittsburgh Pirates baseball card. Rectangular paper baseball card. Front has vertical orientation with white border with blue background behind male baseball player in batting stance in Pittsburgh Pirates uniform. Front has player name in black text at top and red band across bottom with player position in black and team name in yellow. Front has pirate image in the viewer's bottom right corner. Reverse has black and red text with card number, player information/statistics, cartoon, and maker information.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 3.5 x 2.5 x 0.031 in. (8.9 x 6.4 x 0.1 cm)InscriptionsFront has printed black text along the top "Harding Peterson" and printed black and yellow text along the bottom "CATCHER PITTSBURGH PIRATES".
Reverse has black and red printed text including "322 HARDING PETERSON / Harding entered organized / ball in 1950... / ... / MAJOR LEAGUE BATTING RECORD FIELDING / ..."
MarksReverse has black printed text along viewer's right margin "© T.C.G. PRTD. IN U.S.A."
Historical Notes1958 Topps Harding Peterson Pittsburgh Pirates baseball card. Card number 322.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1882)
Related person
Harding William Peterson
(1929 - 2019)
On View
Not on view
