Harry Brecheen
Portrait of Harry Brecheen, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Harry Brecheen." Printed on back: "Harry Brecheen. Pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals. Born: Broken Bow, Okla., Oct. 14, 1914. Height: 5-9 1/2. Weight: 165. Bats: left. Throws: left. Compiled an 8 and 4 record in 1951. Appeared in a total of 24 games. Pitched 139 innings. Struck out 57 batters. 'The Cat' recorded an earned run average of 3.24. With the Cards continuously since 1943. Holds record for most wins by a lefty in a World Series (3 in 1946). No. 176 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:
- hr001643
- Subject:
- Brecheen, Harry (Harry David), 1914-2004
- Pitchers (Baseball)--Missouri--Saint Louis
- St. Louis Cardinals (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-Brecheen, Harry
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.