Ferris Fain
Portrait of Ferris Fain, first baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Ferris Fain." Printed on back: "Ferris Fain. First base, Philadelphia Athletics. Born: San Antonio, Tex., March 29, 1922. Height: 5-11. Weight: 186. Bats: left. Throws: left. Won the American League batting crown in 1951 with an average of .344. This was 18 points ahead of the runner up. Ferris has 146 hits, good for 200 bases. Batted in 57 runs. Had 6 home runs, 3 triples, 30 doubles. Fielded .990. In baseball since 1939. Came to the Athletics in 1947. No. 154 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:
- hr001671
- Subject:
- Fain, Ferris (Ferris Roy), 1921-2001
- Baseball players--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Athletics (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-Fain, Ferris
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.