Portrait of Bob Porterfield, pitcher for the New York Yankees. Bowman series. Printed on back: "Bob Porterfield. Pitcher, New York Yankees. Born: Newport, Va., Aug. 10, 1924. Height: 6 ft. Weight: 190. Bats: right. Throws: right. Due to a sore arm, Bob was farmed out to Newark for conditioning during part of 1949. Back with the Yankees, had a 2-5 record in 12 games. With Newark in 1948, Bob won 15 and lost 6. Early in season, pitched 36 shutout innings. Won first 9 games. Had 1.91 earned run average. Up to Yankees, before season was over. Saw action as paratrooper in war. No. 216 in the series of baseball picture cards. [Copyright] 1950 Bowman Gum, Inc., Phila., Pa., U.S.A. Picture Card Collectors Club, 5-star Bowman series."