Scott Hyde

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 number2015.67.38.123

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, upper left, in white: "Scott / HYDE" Statistics and quote by respective artist printed on card verso, in black: "Height: 5’ 11” / Weight: 144 / Born: Montevidio, Minn. / Home: N.Y.C. / Throws: Right / Bats: Right FP: National Enquirer / FC: my simpro-X FF: Kodalith / FD: Fineline / FPh: Yusef Karsh / Scott Hyde / Now a lot of young fellows come up / form the minors and they say to me / “I want to be a Big Super-Star like / you Mr. Hyde” and I say to the, / “Forget it kid, forget your petty / star ambitions, it’s teamwork that / really counts in this game, and also / in the game of life! All I ever did / was for the team!"

MarkingsNumber printed inside baseball image, on card verso, upper right, in black: "123"

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DescriptionIndividual "trading card" with portrait of Scott Hyde with raised baseball glove preparing to catch ball.

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