Vintage Sport Card Auction
Lot 235:
Sold for: $12
Description
This is a 1969 Topps baseball card featuring Hall of Fame outfielder Bob Clemente (Roberto Clemente) of the Pittsburgh Pirates, designated as card number 50. The card is a standard base issue from the Topps set of that year. The front displays a color photograph of Clemente in a batting pose against a clear blue sky. A pink circular graphic in the lower left corner contains the printed text BOB CLEMENTE Outfield. The team name PIRATES is printed vertically in yellow block letters along the right side. The reverse of the card is printed on orange cardstock and features the player’s name and biographical information at the top, including his birth date of 8/18/34 and home in Rio Piedras, P.R. A cartoon illustration and descriptive text about his batting titles and triple count are present. A comprehensive table provides his major league batting record from 1955 through 1968, totaling 14 years of statistics. The upper left corner of the reverse includes the Topps 50 logo, and the right edge bears the copyright mark T.C.G. PRINTED IN U.S.A.
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