Baseball Card autogaphed by Reggie Jackson, New York Yankees
date: label: date made
content: 1979
name: label: depicted (sitter)
content: Jackson, Reggie
label: Associated Name
content: New York Yankees
label: maker
content: Topps Chewing Gum
notes: label: Description
content: 1979 Topps All-Star Baseball card autographed by New York Yankees' right fielder Reggie Jackson.
label: Description
content: Reginald <i> Reggie </i> Martinez Jackson (b.1946) played Major League baseball from 1967-1981, starring for the Oakland Athletics (1967-1975, 1987) Baltimore Orioles (1976,) New York Yankees (1977-1981) and California Angels (1982-1986.) Known as <i> Mr. October </i> for his postseason performances, Jackson played on Five World Series Champions, taking home two World Series Most Valuable Player trophies. A 14 time All-Star and 1973's American League Most Valuable Player, Jackson hit 563 home runs over the course of his career, along with a lifetime .262 batting average, 2,584 hits and 1,702 runs batted in.
label: Description
content: Often finding himself at the center of controversy, Jackson was one of the premiere celebrity athletes of his generation. He was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993.
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Major League
label: web subject
content: Sports
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Scott Shaw
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0102.01
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0102.01
label: accession number
content: 1983.0102
objectType: label: Object Name
content: card, baseball
label: Other Terms
content: Postcard; Autograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm