Vintage Sport Card Auction
Lot 176:
Description
This is a 1972 Topps baseball card, number 37, featuring Hall of Fame outfielder Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox. The front of the card features a color photograph of Yastrzemski in a batting stance, framed within the distinctive green and yellow tombstone border design unique to the 1972 set. The team name RED SOX is printed in large stylized letters on the left, and the player name CARL YASTRZEMSKI is contained within a white nameplate on the right. The reverse side is printed in orange and black ink on a light brown cardstock. It provides biographical data including height, weight, and birth date, alongside a complete professional batting record from 1959 through 1971. The back also features a trivia cartoon and a historical note regarding Yastrzemski winning the American League Triple Crown and MVP in 1967. The copyright line at the bottom reads © T.C.G. PRTD. IN U.S.A. *.
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