Portrait of Johnny Pesky, third baseman for the Boston Red Sox. Bowman series. Printed on back: "Johnny Pesky. Third base, Boston Red Sox. Hit .306 in 1949. Slammed 27 doubles and drove in 69 runs. Has compiled major league batting averages of .331; .335; .334; .281. In his rookie year Johnny collected 205 hits, tying a major league rcord for first-year men. Led the league in base hits in 1942, 1946 and 1947. Voted American Association's Most Valuable Player, 1941. No. 137 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."