Jim Alinder

Artist Mike Mandel (American, born 1950)

Date1975

MediumPhotolithograph

DimensionsImage: 3 1/8 × 2 3/16 inches (7.94 × 5.56 cm)
Sheet: 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 inches (8.89 × 6.35 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2015.67.38.73

SignedCopyright printed on card verso, bottom, in black: "Gum by Topps Chewing Gum, Brooklyn / Litho by Mike Roberts, Berkeley / © Mike Mandel"

InscribedName printed on sheet recto, top, in black: "Jim ALINDER" Statistics and quote by respective artist printed on card verso, in black: "Height: 5’ 11”/ Weight: 187/ Born: Glendale, Calif. / Home: Lincoln, Nebraska / Throws: Left / Bats: Left FP: / FC: Panon FF: / FD: / FPh: changes with the / season. / Jim Alinder / An exciting speedster, Jim took / over the Twins’ first base post / midway through the 1974 season and / figures to be a fixture there for / years to come. A demon on the / bases, he led the club with 34 / stolen bases during the season."

MarkingsNumber printed inside baseball image, on card verso, upper right, in black: "73"

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DescriptionIndividual "trading card" with portrait of Jim Alinder wearing baseball cap, raglan tee, and glasses. He's poised with baseball bat waiting for the pitch.

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