Eddie Lake
Grab
Description
Portrait of Eddie Lake, infielder for the Detroit Tigers. Bowman series. Printed on back: "Eddie Lake. Infield, Detroit Tigers. Born: Antioch, Calif., March 18, 1917. Height: 5-7. Weight: 160. Bats: right. Throws: right. Began in organized baseball in 1937. First struck majors with the St. Louis Cardinals at the end of the 1939 season. Spent part of 1940 and 1941 with the Cards. With Sacramento in 1942. Then came 3 seasons with the Red Sox. Traded to the Tigers for the 1946 season. Ran into bad luck in August, 1948. Broke finger, and out for rest of that year. No. 240 in the series of baseball picture cards. [Copyright] 1950 Bowman Gum, Inc., Phila., Pa., U.S.A. Picture Card Collectors Club, 5-star Bowman series."
Details
- Resource ID:
- hr001450
- Subject:
- Lake, Eddie (Edward Erving), 1916-1995
- Baseball players--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)
- Baseball cards
- Publisher:
- Bowman Gum, Inc.
- Date:
- 1950
- Format:
- 1 baseball card : col. ; 2 x 2.5 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Baseball cards-Bowman-1950-Lake, Eddie
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.