Johnny Mize
Portrait of Johnny Mize, first baseman for the New York Yankees, holding a baseball bat. Bowman series. Printed on front: "John Mize." Printed on back: "Johnny Mize. First base, New York Yankees. Born: Demorest, Ga., Jan. 7, 1913. Height: 6-2. Weight: 205. Bats: left. Throws: right. In 113 games for the Yanks in 1951. Drove in 49 runs. Recorded 10 circuit smashes. Had a .259 batting average. Big John has been in baseball since 1930. In the majors since 1936, except for a short time at Kansas City in 1950. Up to 1952, Johnny had hit 351 big-time homers. No. 145 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:
- hr001734
- Subject:
- Mize, Johnny (John Robert), 1913-1993
- Baseball players--New York (State)--New York
- New York Yankees (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-Mize, Johnny
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.