Vern Bickford
Portrait of Vern Bickford, pitcher for the Boston Braves. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Vernon Bickford." Printed on back: "Vern Bickford. Pitcher, Boston Braves. Born: Hellier, Ky., Aug. 17, 1920. Height: 6 ft. Weight: 180. Bats: right. Throws: right. Out of action during part of the 1951 season with a broken bone in pitching hand. As a result, Vern appeared in only 25 games. His record was 11 and 9. Pitched the League's only no-hitter of the 1950 campaign. In rookie year (1948) pitched the game that clinched pennant for Braves. No. 48 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:
- hr001640
- Subject:
- Bickford, Vern (Vernon Edgell), 1920-1960
- Pitchers (Baseball)--Massachusetts--Boston
- Boston Braves (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-Bickford, Vern
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.