Portrait of Rex Barney, pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Bowman series. Printed on back: "Rex Barney. Pitcher, Brooklyn Dodgers. Born: Omaha, Neb., Dec. 19, 1924. Height: 6-3. Weight: 185. Bats: right. Throws: right. Rex entered the Hall of Fame on the evening of Sept. 9, 1948, when he hurled a 2-0 no-hitter against the slugging New York Giants. In 1949 he was bothered by lack of control. But the Dodghers have high hopes for big Rex who entered baseball in 1943 and moved up in one season from Durham via Montreal to Brooklyn. Two years in service. No. 76 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."
