Portrait of Vern Bickford, pitcher for the Boston Braves. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Vernon Bickford." Printed on back: "Vern Bickford. Pitcher, Boston Braves. Born: Hellier, Ky., Aug. 17, 1920. Height: 6 ft. Weight: 180. Bats: right. Throws: right. Out of action during part of the 1951 season with a broken bone in pitching hand. As a result, Vern appeared in only 25 games. His record was 11 and 9. Pitched the League's only no-hitter of the 1950 campaign. In rookie year (1948) pitched the game that clinched pennant for Braves. No. 48 in the 1952 series Baseball picture cards. Get a $1.00 value baseball cap of your favorite major league team by sending 5 wrappers and 50 cents to Bowman baseball, P.O. Box 234, New York 23, N.Y. State size: small, medium or large. [Copyright] 1952 Bowman Gum Division, Haelan Laboratories, Inc., Phila. 44, Pa. Ptd. in U.S.A."
