New York Mets versus New York Yankees commemorative card, 1997 June

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New York Mets versus New York Yankees commemorative card

Date1997 June

DescriptionTwo identical commemorative cards that were given out at the first New York Mets versus New York Yankees interleague series in 1997. The games were played at Yankee Stadium. The front of the card features the New York City skyline in the background. Yankee Stadium, players from both teams, and two subway trains are in the foreground. The text on the front of the cards was printed in white and red ink. The back of the cards feature an advertisement for New York Mercantile Exchange; the text is printed in gold, black, and blue ink.

Bio/Historical NoteOn June 16, the Mets and Yankees played their first official game at Yankee Stadium, which the Mets won 6–0 behind Dave Mlicki. The Yankees won the next two games for a series win.

Object numberBL-2021-00437

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer New York Mercantile Exchange (N.Y.)

Subject New York Mets (Baseball team)

Subject New York Yankees (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Collection NumberBA EPH 001 Ephemera collection

Dimensions7 x 4 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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