Portrait of Jack Banta, pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Bowman series. Printed on back: "Jack Banta. Pitcher. Born: Hutchinson, Kan., June 24, 1925. Height: 6-2 1/2. Weight: 175. Bats: left. Throws: right. Began in organized baseball with Newport News, 1944. But most of career has been with the Montreal Royals. Led the International League in strikeouts, 1947 and 1948. Tried out briefly at Brooklyn in those same years. Became a full-fledged member of Burt Shotton's Dodgers, 1949. Released to the Royals, June, 1950, on 24-hour recall. No. 224 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."