Portrait of Hoot Evers, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, holding a baseball bat. Bowman series. Printed on back: "Walter 'Hoot' Evers. Outfield, Detroit Tigers. Born: St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 8, 1921. Height: 6-2. Weight: 185. Bats: right. Throws: right. 'Hoot' played in 132 games in 1949, hitting .303 and batting in 72 runs. His 131 hits were good for 185 total bases. The Tigers called him up in 1942 when he hit .322 for Beaumont. Then he spent three years with the Army. He rejoined the Tigers in 1946. His batting average--.266 in 1946--climbed to .296 in 1947; .314 in 1948. No. 41 in the 1950 series of baseball picture cards. [Copyright] 1950 Bowman Gum, Inc., Phila., Pa., U.S.A. Picture Card Collectors Club, 5-star Bowman series."
