Preacher Roe
Portrait of Preacher Roe, pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Preacher Roe." Printed on back: "Preacher Roe. Pitcher, Brooklyn Dodgers. Born: Ash Flat, Ark., Feb. 26, 1918. Height: 6-1. Weight: 163. Bats: right. Throws: left. Had the highest won and lost percentage in the league in 1951. Won 22, and lost 3, for a nifty .880. In the earned run department, tied for 4th spot with 3.03. In 34 games. Pitched 258 innings. Struck out 113 batters. During the season, Roe had 2 winning streaks of 10 games each. No. 168 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:
- hr001754
- Subject:
- Roe, Preacher, 1916-
- Pitchers (Baseball)--New York (State)--New York
- Brooklyn Dodgers (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-Roe, Preacher
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.