Joe Medwick

Portrait of Joe Medwick, baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals; also cartoons of duck, ping-pong players and baseball player holding a bat. Big League Chewing Gum "Heads-Up" (R-323) series. Printed on front: "Joe Ducky Medwick, Cards. Now you know the secret. 'Swims like a duck,' said a Houston, Tex. girl and from then on he's been called 'Ducky.' Believe it or don't, he likes to play ping-pong! A star ballplayer if there ever was one. He's the Card's most potent hitter and twirlers' enemy no.1 in the National League." Printed on back: "No. 286, Joseph 'Ducky' Medwick. Born Carteret, N.J., Nov. 24, 1911. Bats right. Throws right. Height 5' 9". Weight 180 lbs. Position, outfielder. 'Ducky' began his professional baseball career with the Scottdale club in 1930. He entered the majors in 1932 with St. Louis Cardinals with which team he is still playing. His six year major league record is as follows: Games, 788. Runs, 573. Hits, 1,101. Total bases, 1,819. Runs batted in, 634. Stolen bases, 22. Batting average, .341. This is one of a series of 312 baseball stars. Big League chewing gum, Goudey Gum Co., Boston. Made by the originators of Indian gum. G.G. Co., 1933."