Portrait of Howie Pollet, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. Bowman series. Printed on back: "Howie Pollet. Pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals. Born: New Orleans, La., June 26, 1921. Height: 6-1/2 ft. Weight: 175. Bats: left. Throws: left. Howie can point to a 20-9 record in 1949. His .690 percentage and earned run average (2.77) were both second best in league. He tied for league lead in shutouts (5). Joined Cards in 1941 after 3 seasons in minors. Won 21 games in 1946, losing 10. Led the league in wins, innings pitched (266) and the low earned run average of 2.10. No. 72 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."
