Walt Dropo
Portrait of Walt Dropo, first baseman for the Boston Red Sox. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Walter Dropo." Printed on back: "Walt Dropo. First base, Boston Red Sox. Born: Moosup, Conn., Jan. 30, 1924. Height: 6-5. Weight: 220. Bats: right. Throws: right. Divided 1951 between San Diego and Boston. In 33 games for the Pacific Coast League club, hitting .286. In 99 games in the majors, batting .239. Hit 11 homers. Drove in 57 runs. Walt was a sensation in 1950 when the Sox called him up from Louisville. Hit .322 for 136 games. No. 169 in the 1952 series Baseball picture cards. Get a $1.00 value baseball cap of your favorite major league team by sending 5 wrappers and 50 cents to Bowman baseball, P.O. Box 234, New York 23, N.Y. State size: small, medium or large. [Copyright] 1952 Bowman Gum Division, Haelan Laboratories, Inc., Phila. 44, Pa. Ptd. in U.S.A."
- Resource ID:
- hr001665
- Subject:
- Dropo, Walt (Walter), 1923-
- Baseball players--Massachusetts--Boston
- Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)
- Baseball cards
- Publisher:
- Haelan Laboratories. Bowman Gum Division
- Date:
- 1952
- Format:
- 1 baseball card : col. ; 3.25 x 2 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Baseball cards-Bowman-1952-Dropo, Walt
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.