1959 TOPPS #478 ROBERTO CLEMENTE (HOF) CSG 4.5 VG/EXC+.
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Winning Bid:
$95.58
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Monday, January 16, 2023 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Monday, January 16, 2023 9:00:00 PM)
Auction:
Session I January 2023 Sports
Item Description
2.5x3.5". The 1959 Topps Baseball set consists of 572 cards. Each uniquely designed card front combines rich colors and baseball-shaped, close-up photos, with a solid-color background above and below and a white border. A facsimile autograph is found across the photo. Card numbers 199-286 can be found with either white or gray backs, with the gray stock being the less common. Several different variations exist with different background colors or player poses, though these do not impact any one card's specific value.
Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican professional baseball right fielder who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After his early death, he was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, becoming both the first Caribbean and the first Latin-American player to be enshrined. Because he died at a young age and had such a historic career, the Hall of Fame changed its rules of eligibility. As an alternative to a player having to be retired for five years before eligibility, a player who has been deceased for at least six months is eligible for entry. Some of his many career highlights include being a 15 time All-Star, a 12 time Gold Glove winner, two time Worlds Series Champion and an NL MVP in 1966.
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