Portrait of Gene Hermanski, outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers, holding a baseball bat. Bowman series. Printed on back: "Gene Hermanski. Outfield, Brooklyn Dodgers. Born: Pittsfield, Mass., May 11, 1921. Height: 5-11 1/2. Weight: 185. Bats: left. Throws: right. Gene hit .299 in 87 games for the 1949 pennant winners. He batted in 42 runs. Began in baseball in 1939. Made his major league debut late in 1943, playing in 18 games for Dodgers. Then did a 3-year hitch in service. He returned for the 1946 season and participated in 64 games. In 1948 Gene compiled an average of .290 in 133 games. No. 113 in the 1950 series of baseball picture cards. [Copyright] 1950 Bowman Gum, Inc., Phila., Pa., U.S.A. Picture Card Collectors Club, 5-star Bowman series."