Roy Campanella
Description:
Portrait of Roy Campanella, catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Bowman series. Printed on back: "Roy Campanella. Catcher, Brooklyn Dodgers. Born: Philadelphia, Nov. 19, 1921. Height: 5-9 1/2. Weight: 180. Bats: right. Throws: right. In his second big-league year (1949) Roy led National League catchers appearing in 100 or more games with a fielding percentage of .985. Hit .287 in 130 games, banged 22 homers, drove in 82 runs. Was the NL all-star catcher. Dodgers first noted Roy when he played against them on an all-star Negro team in an exhibition game. No. 75 in the 1950 series of baseball picture cards. [Copyright] 1950 Bowman Gum, Inc., Phila., Pa., U.S.A. Picture Card Collectors Club, 5-star Bowman series."
Details
Resource ID:
hr001351
Publisher:
Date Issued:
1950
Format:
1 baseball card : col. ; 2.5 x 2 in.
Filing Location:
Baseball cards-Bowman-1950-Campanella, Roy
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.