Portrait of Joe Coleman, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics. Bowman series. Printed on back: "Joe Coleman. Pitcher, Philadelphia Athletics. Born: Medford, Mass., July 30, 1922. Height: 6-2. Weight: 193. Bats: right. Throws: right. Won 13 and lost 14 in 1949. The reverse was true in 1948, when Joe won 14 and lost 13. Earned run averages: 3.86 in 1949; 4.08, in 1948. Joe entered baseball in 1941 and hit Philadelphia at the end of the 1942 season. Spent the next 3 years in service. Played for Toronto in 1946, but rejoined the Athletics at the end of that season. No. 141 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."