Portrait of Gus Niarhos, catcher for the New York Yankees. Bowman series. Printed on back: "Gus Niarhos. Catcher, New York Yankees. Born: Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 6, 1921. Height: 6 ft. Weight: 165. Bats: right. Throws: right. Batted .279 in 32 games in 1949. Gus entered the majors in 1948. Caught 83 games. Hit .268. Played semi-pro ball in Alabama and attended Auburn University before joining pros in 1941. In service for 3 years. Caught 93 games for the Kansas City Blues in 1947. Hit .321 and led the American Association backstops in fielding. No. 154 in the series of baseball picture cards. [Copyright] 1950 Bowman Gum, Inc., Phila., Pa., U.S.A. Picture Card Collectors Club, 5-star Bowman series."
