Bill Howerton
Portrait of Bill Howerton, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Bill Howerton." Printed on back: "Bill Howerton. Outfield, Pittsburgh Pirates. Born: Lompoc, Calif., Dec. 21, 1921. Height: 5-11. Weight: 185. Bats: left. Throws: right. Did a good job for the Cards in rookie year. Batted .281 in 110 games. Got 88 hits, good for 154 bases. Hit 10 homers. Drove in 59 runs. Signed to a pro contract from sandlot ball in California. Hit .305 for Scranton in 1943, and .302 for Columbus in 1946. Had a spring trial with the Cards in 1947. Returned to Columbus for that year and the next 2. Traded to Pirates by Cards, June 15, 1951. No. 229 in the 1951 series baseball picture cards. [Copyright] 1951 Bowman Gum, Inc., Phila., Pa., U.S.A."
- Resource ID:
- hr001599
- Subject:
- Howerton, Bill (William Ray), 1921-2001
- Baseball players--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)
- Baseball cards
- Publisher:
- Bowman Gum, Inc.
- Date:
- 1951
- Format:
- 1 baseball card : col. ; 3.25 x 2 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Baseball cards-Bowman-1951-Howerton, Bill
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.