{"product_id":"graded-1961-topps-bob-roberto-clemente-388-baseball-card-psa-2-good","title":"Graded 1961 Topps Bob Roberto Clemente #388 Baseball Card PSA 2 Good","description":"\u003cp\u003e⚾ \u003cstrong\u003eRoberto Clemente 1961 Topps #388 Vintage Baseball Card — PSA 2 Good — Pittsburgh Pirates — Hall of Fame Right Fielder, 3,000 Hits, A Life Cut Short in Humanitarian Service — Sixty-Five Years of History on a Single Piece of Cardboard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ The 1961 Topps Roberto Clemente card exists at a particular intersection of baseball history and cultural memory that few other cards in the hobby can claim. Clemente was already established as one of the best outfielders in the National League by 1961 — his throwing arm alone was the subject of awe across baseball, capable of gunning down runners at a range and with an accuracy that his contemporaries compared to having a radar gun attached to a human being. His bat was pure and consistent, his defense in right field at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh was the standard against which other right fielders were measured. And his 1961 Topps card — one of the standard-format issues from the year — carries his name in the era when Topps printed him as 'Bob Clemente,' the Americanized version that the Pittsburgh right fielder himself was working to correct. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⬛🟡 \u003cstrong\u003ePittsburgh Pirates — Forbes Field and Roberto Clemente's Pittsburgh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⬛🟡 Roberto Clemente arrived in Pittsburgh from Puerto Rico in 1955 and spent his entire Major League career with the Pirates — 18 seasons, 3,000 hits exactly, a .317 career batting average, 12 Gold Gloves in right field, 4 batting titles, and 1966 National League MVP. He played with a pride and intensity that made him one of the most respected players in the history of the game, and he carried himself as a representative of Puerto Rico and Latin American players broadly — a player who understood what his visibility meant and took that responsibility seriously. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✈️ \u003cstrong\u003eDecember 31, 1972 — The Night the Game Lost Roberto Clemente\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✈️ Roberto Clemente died on New Year's Eve 1972 in a plane crash while personally overseeing the delivery of earthquake relief supplies to Nicaragua. He was 38 years old. He had reached exactly 3,000 career hits — the round number that marks a milestone — and had been planning to play several more seasons. The Baseball Hall of Fame waived its five-year waiting period and inducted him immediately in 1973. His number 21 was retired by the Pittsburgh Pirates and across all of baseball in Puerto Rico. The Clemente Award is presented annually to the MLB player who best demonstrates the combination of community service and excellence on the field. A 1961 Topps card of Roberto Clemente is a piece of history that existed when he was alive, playing at Forbes Field in the prime of his career. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e💎 \u003cstrong\u003ePSA 2 Good — Sixty-Five Years of History in Every Crease\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e💎 A PSA 2 Good grade on a 1961 Topps Roberto Clemente card is exactly what you expect from a piece of cardboard that has been in existence since Dwight Eisenhower was still in the Oval Office. Every corner round, every crease, and every surface mark on this card is a record of sixty-five years of human hands — the children who opened packs looking for their favorite Pirates right fielder, the collector who preserved it through decades. The PSA 2 grade tells you the card has been loved. It also tells you that the image of Roberto Clemente on the other side of that slab is authentic, documented, and preserved. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾🌟 Roberto Clemente. 1961 Topps #388. Vintage Baseball Card. PSA 2 Good. Pittsburgh Pirates. Baseball Hall of Fame. Three Thousand Hits. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039488585960,"sku":"1961-T-RC-388-PSA-2","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/graded-1961-topps-bob-roberto-clemente-388-baseball-card-psa-2-good-vintage-treasures-401.webp?v=1770863052","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/graded-1961-topps-bob-roberto-clemente-388-baseball-card-psa-2-good","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}