This card is part of the 2012 Panini Cooperstown 170 card Crystal Collection parallel set. Each card is individually serial numbered to only 299 and were inserted randomly into packs of 2012 Panini Cooperstown Baseball. Each card is a parallel of the regular cards in the set, but with a gold holofoil finish.
- From the 2012 Panini Cooperstown Crystal Collection 170 Card parallel set
- Individually serial numbered to 299 made
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2012 Panini Cooperstown
Player Biography
Joe Cronin was the first to work his way from the playing field to a league presidency. A lifetime .301 hitter with 516 career doubles, Cronin was selected as an American League All-Star seven times. At age 27, he won the 1933 pennant as a player-manager with the Washington Senators before being traded to the Boston Red Sox following the 1934 season, where his roles included player, manager, general manager, treasurer, and vice president. He served two terms as A.L. president, overseeing the league’s expansion from eight to 12 teams. Hall of Fame slugger Ted Williams praised his former manager, stating: “Whatever I am, I owe to Joe.”
This card is part of the 2012 Panini Cooperstown 170 card Crystal Collection parallel set. Each card is individually serial numbered to only 299 and were inserted randomly into packs of 2012 Panini Cooperstown Baseball. Each card is a parallel of the regular cards in the set, but with a gold holofoil finish.
- From the 2012 Panini Cooperstown Crystal Collection 170 Card parallel set
- Individually serial numbered to 299 made
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2012 Panini Cooperstown
Player Biography
Joe Cronin was the first to work his way from the playing field to a league presidency. A lifetime .301 hitter with 516 career doubles, Cronin was selected as an American League All-Star seven times. At age 27, he won the 1933 pennant as a player-manager with the Washington Senators before being traded to the Boston Red Sox following the 1934 season, where his roles included player, manager, general manager, treasurer, and vice president. He served two terms as A.L. president, overseeing the league’s expansion from eight to 12 teams. Hall of Fame slugger Ted Williams praised his former manager, stating: “Whatever I am, I owe to Joe.”
