George Kell
Portrait of George Kell, third baseman for the Boston Red Sox. (T234) series. Printed on front: "American League player #4. George Kell, third base, Boston Red Sox. Born: Swifton, Ark., Aug. 23, 1922. Height: 5-9. Weight: 175. Bats: right. Throws: right. One of the game's best-liked personalities and most capable players, George was the American League's best fielding third baseman in 1953 with a .972 percentage. This in spite of the fact that he played most of the season with a painful back injury. The American League batting champion in 1949 with Detroit, George has batted better than .300 in the past 8 seasons. Hit .307 for 134 games in 1953. Had 41 doubles, 12 homers and 73 runs batted in. 1954 Red Man All-Star series." Printed on back: "Free for you or your boy, Red Man big league style baseball cap plus 50 beautiful full-color pictures of the Red Man's 1954 Major League All Stars. On the other side of this card is a full-color picture and story of one of the 50 famous Red Man All-Stars--25 top players from the American League and 25 from the National--all personally selected by editor J.G. Taylor Spink of the 'Sporting News.' Collect these pictures, trade with your friends. Remember, they come only in packages of famous Red Man chewing tobacco. *And here's the special Red Man bonus, a big league style baseball cap free! Just cut off and save the stub below. When you have 50 stubs, mail them to Red Man, Box 68, Toledo 6, Ohio. You will receive a baseball cap with the insignia of your favorite major league team. Be sure to print your name and address, the name of your favorite major league team and your cap size (small, medium, or large). This offer expires March 31, 1955. Red Man 'chewers', start a collection for your boys. Save this valuable stub for your Red Man big league style baseball cap."
- Resource ID:
- hr001271
- Subject:
- Kell, George (George Clyde), 1922-
- Baseball players--Massachusetts--Boston
- Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)
- Baseball cards
- Publisher:
- Red Man Chewing Tobacco Co.
- Date:
- 1954
- Format:
- 1 baseball card : col. ; 4 x 3.5 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Baseball cards-Red Man Chewing Tobacco Co.-(T234)-1954-Kell, George
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.