Tommy Harper
date: label: date made
content: 1964
name: label: referenced
content: Cincinnati Reds
label: depicted (sitter)
content: Harper, Tommy
label: maker
content: Topps Company, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Tommy Harper was one of many players featured on collectible coins made by Topps and included in packs of baseball cards.
label: Description
content: An outfielder and third baseman, Harper played for various teams, including the Cincinatti Reds (1962- 67,) Cleveland Indians (1968,) Seatlle Pilots/ Milwaukee Brewers (1969-71,) Boston Red Sox (1972-74,) California Angels (1975,) Oakland Athletics (1975), and Baltimore Orioles (1976).
label: Description
content: Harper was on the American League All-Star team in 1970. With Boston in 1973 he won the Bosox Man of the Year and the Thomas A. Yawkey Red Sox Most Valuable Player awards. Harper led the American League in most bases stolen with 73 bases in 1969 and 54 bases in 1973. Additionally, he scored the most runs in the National League in 1965 with 126.
label: Description
content: Following his playing career, Harper served as a coach for the Red Sox and the Expos. In 2010, Harper was elected to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0213.024
label: accession number
content: 1996.0213
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0213.024
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cap, bottle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in; x 3.81 cm