Roy Campanella
Portrait of Roy Campanella, catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, holding a baseball bat. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Roy Campanella." Printed on back: "Roy Campanella. Catcher, Brooklyn Dodgers. Born: Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 19, 1921. Height: 5-9 1/2. Weight: 190. Bats: right. Throws: right. Campy was voted the National League's Most Valuable Player for the 1951 season. His batting average of .325 for 143 games was the fourth highest in the league. He racked up 164 hits. Among them were 33 home runs and 33 doubles. Runs driven in: 198. With Dodgers since '48. No. 44 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:
- hr001648
- Subject:
- Campanella, Roy, 1921-1993
- Catchers (Baseball)--New York (State)--New York
- Brooklyn Dodgers (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-Campanella, Roy
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.