Portrait of Willie Mays, center fielder for the New York Giants, holding a baseball bat. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Willie May [sic]." Printed on back: "Willie Mays. Center field, New York Giants. Born: Fairfield, Ala., May 6, 1931. Height: 5-10 1/2. Weight: 170. Bats: right. Throws: right. Entered the Army on May 29, 1952. Will be missed at the Polo Grounds and throughtout the league. Began 1951 with Minneapolis. Had hit .477 for 35 games when called up by the Giants. In 121 games for the National League champs, hitting .274. Made sensational fielding plays in 1952. No. 218 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."
