Bob Swift
Portrait of Bob Swift, catcher for the Detroit Tigers. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Bob Swift." Printed on back: "Bob Swift. Catcher, Detroit Tigers. Born: Salina, Kan., March 6, 1916. Height: 5-11. Weight: 180. Bats: right. Throws: right. In 44 games for the Tigers in 1951. Batted .192. Fielded .982. The '51 campaign was Bob's 8th with the Bengals. Broke into baseball in 1934. Worked way up through the minors. Entered the majors in 1940 with the St. Louis Browns. Traded to A's in '42. To the Tigers for '44. No. 131 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:
- hr001781
- Subject:
- Swift, Bob (Robert Virgil), 1915-1966
- Catchers (Baseball)--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit Tigers (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-Swift, Bob
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.