Charlie Jamieson

Portrait of Charlie Jamieson, baseball player for the Cleveland Indians, holding a baseball bat. Big League Chewing Gum (R-319) series. Printed on front: "Charley Jamieson, Big League chewing gum, G.G. Co., 1933." Handwritten on front: "Now RF, L.F. Tigers." Printed on back: "No. 171, Charley Jamieson, Cleveland Indians. Spent 17 years in the big league, playing with Washington, Philadelphia and Cleveland. Starred both in batting and in playing the outfield. 10 times hit over .300. One of the best pinch hitters ever in the American League, earned a .319 average for 108 times at bat as a pinch hitter in 13 years. Before entering professional baseball in 1912, was foreman in a silk mill in Paterson, N.J., his home city. Started as a pitcher in Buffalo, but turned to outfielding the next season. 40 years old, 5 feet 8-1/2 inches, 165 pounds. Bats and throws left handed. This is one of a series of 240 baseball stars. Big League chewing gum, Goudey Gum Co., Boston. Made by the originators of Indian gum, G.G. Co., 1933."