Eddie Stanky

Portrait of Eddie Stanky, manager and second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, holding a baseball bat. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Eddie Stanky." Printed on back: "Eddie Stanky. Manager, second base, St. Louis Cards. Born: Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 3, 1917. Height: 5-8. Weight: 165. Bats: right. Throws: right. Joins the ranks of managers in 1952. Eddie's inspirational play at second, plus his ability to get on base in the clutch, did a lot toward winning the pennant for the 1951 Giants. Hit .247 in 145 games. Drew 127 walks, had 43 R.B.I.'s. His base hits (127) includes 14 homers, 17 doubles. No. 160 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."