Portrait of Russ Meyer, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Russ Meyer." Printed on back: "Russ Meyer. Pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies. Born: Peru, Ind., Oct. 25, 1924. Height: 6-1. Weight: 175. Bats: switch. Throws: right. Came within one putout of pitching a no-hitter, against the Cardinals in 1950. Had to be satisfied with a 1-hitter. Had a 9-11 record in 32 games. Best year--in either majors or minors--was 1949. Russ won 17 games and lost 8 for a percentage of .680. His 3.08 earned run average was lowest in League for a right-handed pitcher. Came to majors with Cubs, end of 1946. First with Phils, 1949. No. 75 in the 1951 series baseball picture cards. [Copyright] 1951 Bowman Gum, Inc., Phila., Pa., U.S.A."
