Ferris Fain
Portrait of Ferris Fain, first baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics. (T232) series. Printed on front: "Ferris Fain, first base, Phila. Athletics. Born: San Antonio, Tex., Mar. 29, '22. Height: 5-11. Weight: 180. Bats: Left. Throws: Left. The curly-headed Texan won the American League batting championship in 1951 with an average of .344. He was in 117 games--missed about a month of play due to a foot fracture--had 146 hits for 200 total bases. Among his hits were 30 doubles, 3 triples, 6 homers and 57 runs batted in were also credited to him. Aside from his hitting ability, Ferris is one of the slickest fielders in baseball. 1952 Red Man All-Star team American League series, player #7." Printed on back: "Red Man's double-header for baseball fans! 1. 52 full-color picture cards of Red Man's all-star major league baseball players. 2. Free of extra cost, big league style baseball cap! (see details below). Look at the other side of this card. You'll find a full-color picture and story of one of the 52 famous stars on the Red Man big league teams -- 25 top players in the American League and 25 in the National League -- all selected by editor J.G. Taylor Spink of baseball's bible, "The Sporting News," plus the 1951 World Series managers, Casey Stengel of the Yankees and Leo Durocher of the Giants. Save these pictures -- trade these duplicates with your friends. These prints are found only in packages of famous Red Man chewing tobacco. And that's not all. You can get the special Red Man bonus -- a big league style baseball cap at no extra cost to you! Just cut off and save the valuable stub below. When you have collected 50 of these stubs, mail them to Red Man, Box 68, Toledo 6, Ohio. You will receive a baseball cap with the insignia of any major league team that you choose. Be sure to state your name and address, the name of your favorite major league baseball team and your cap size (small, medium and large). This offer expires March 31, 1953. These baseball cards are for Red Man 'chewers' and their boys. Save this valuable stub for your Red Man big league style baseball cap."
- Resource ID:
- hr001242
- Subject:
- Fain, Ferris (Ferris Roy), 1921-2001
- Baseball players--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)
- Baseball cards
- Publisher:
- Red Man Chewing Tobacco Co.
- Date:
- 1952
- Format:
- 1 baseball card : col. ; 4 x 3.5 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Baseball cards-Red Man Chewing Tobacco Co.-(T232)-1952-Fain, Ferris
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.