Virgil Stallcup
Portrait of Virgil Stallcup, shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds, holding a baseball bat. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Thomas Virgil Stallcup." Printed on back: "Virgil 'Red' Stallcup. Shortstop, Cincinnati Reds. Born: Ravensford, N.C., Jan. 3, 1923. Height: 6-2. Weight: 178. Bats: right. Throws: right. Led National League shortstops in fielding in 1951 with an average of .969. Virgil compiled a .241 batting average. He drove in 49 runs. Entered organized baseball as third baseman, but soon switched to shortstop. Red's rookie year in the majors was 1948. No. 6 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:
- hr001773
- Subject:
- Stallcup, Virgil (Thomas Virgil), 1922-1989
- Baseball players--Ohio--Cincinnati
- Cincinnati Reds (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-Stallcup, Virgil
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.