Portrait of Billy Goodman, first baseman for the Boston Red Sox. Bowman series. Printed on back: "Billy Goodman. First base, Boston Red Sox. Born: Concord, N.C., March 22, 1926. Height: 5-11. Weight: 162. Bats: left. Throws: right. Young Billy topped AL first basemen in fielding in 1949 with .992. Made but 9 errors in handling 1,157 chances. Hit .298 and batted in 56 runs. Sox purchased Bill's contract from Atlanta late in 1946 for a reported 5-figure check. Played with Louisville in 1947. In rookie year with Bosox (1948), Billy hit .310 and fielded .993. No. 99 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."
