Vintage Sport Card Auction
Lot 212:
Sold for: $6
Description
This is a 1972 Topps baseball card featuring Hall of Fame second baseman Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins. This card is part of the high number series (cards 657-787) within the 1972 Topps set. The front of the card features a horizontal color photograph of Carew in a batting stance, set within a blue and yellow border. The team name TWINS is displayed in stylized bubble letters on the left, and the player name ROD CAREW is printed in a white oval on the right.
The reverse of the card is printed on brown cardstock with orange and black ink. It contains Carew’s personal data, a biographical paragraph regarding his recovery from a 1970 knee injury, and a complete Major and Minor League batting record through the 1971 season. A cartoon trivia box in the upper right asks, Which family had 6 brothers in baseball? The copyright line at the bottom reads * © T.C.G. PRTD. IN U.S.A.
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