1982 Topps Joe Pettini #263 Baseball Card

This is a vintage 1982 Topps baseball card featuring Joe Pettini, shortstop for the San Francisco Giants. The card measures a standard 2.5 by 3.5 inches and is constructed from typical light-weight cardboard stock for that era. The design features a color photograph of the player in a Giants uniform, framed by a rounded orange and yellow border characteristic of the 1982 Topps set. The bottom left corner includes a printed baseball graphic with the team name 'Giants' inscribed in a red script font. Adjacent to this graphic is a yellow nameplate identifying 'JOE PETTINI' in black bold capital letters and his position, 'SHORTSTOP', below it. Topps was the primary manufacturer of this card in 1982. The card shows signs of vintage wear consistent with handled memorabilia; there is visible softening and slight rounding of the corners, particularly the top-left and bottom-left. The centering appears slightly skewed toward the right margin. The card is currently housed inside a clear plastic protective sleeve, which is itself part of a multi-slotted binder page. Despite the corner wear, the color saturation remains vibrant and there are no apparent deep creases or surface abrasions visible in the photograph, though a close inspection outside the sleeve would be required to confirm total surface integrity.