This card is part of the 2013 Panini Cooperstown 100 card Green Cystal parallel set. Each card features a green prismed surface and was inserted randomly into packs of 2013 Panini Cooperstown Baseball.
- From the 2013 Panini Cooperstown Green Cystal 100 Card parallel set
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2013 Panini Cooperstown Baseball
Player Biography
With the nickname “Sunny Jim” reflecting his upbeat demeanor, James Leroy Bottomley became the first major league Most Valuable Player to emerge from a team’s own farm system, doing so for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1928. Bottomley played over 1,800 games at first base, owning a lifetime batting average of .310 and posting nine seasons of .300 or better. In 1928 Bottomley led the National League in home runs and RBI, while guiding the Cardinals to the World Series. Bottomley authored one of the greatest single-game performances in history on Sept. 16, 1924, when he recorded 12 RBI with two home runs, three singles and a double.
This card is part of the 2013 Panini Cooperstown 100 card Green Cystal parallel set. Each card features a green prismed surface and was inserted randomly into packs of 2013 Panini Cooperstown Baseball.
- From the 2013 Panini Cooperstown Green Cystal 100 Card parallel set
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2013 Panini Cooperstown Baseball
Player Biography
With the nickname “Sunny Jim” reflecting his upbeat demeanor, James Leroy Bottomley became the first major league Most Valuable Player to emerge from a team’s own farm system, doing so for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1928. Bottomley played over 1,800 games at first base, owning a lifetime batting average of .310 and posting nine seasons of .300 or better. In 1928 Bottomley led the National League in home runs and RBI, while guiding the Cardinals to the World Series. Bottomley authored one of the greatest single-game performances in history on Sept. 16, 1924, when he recorded 12 RBI with two home runs, three singles and a double.
