Portrait of Freddie Fitzsimmons, coach for the New York Giants. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Fred Fitzsimmons." Printed on back: "Fred Fitzsimmons. Coach, New York Giants. Born: Mishawaka, Ind., July 28, 1901. Height: 5-11. Weight: 205. Batted: right. Threw: right. One of the top pitchers of his day. Playing career in majors began in 1925 with Giants and closed in 1943 with Dodgers. Fred had a lifetime big-league win and loss record of 217 and 146. Besides coaching Giants, has coached Dodgers and Braves, and managed Phils. No. 234 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."
