Wally Westlake
Description:
Portrait of Wally Westlake, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bowman series. Printed on back: "Wally Westlake. Outfield, Pittsburgh Pirates. Born: Gridley, Calif., Nov. 8, 1920. Height: 6 ft. Weight: 190. Bats: right. Throws: right. Hit .282 in 147 games in 1949. Had 24 doubles, 23 homers and 104 runs batted in. Wally's career in organized baseball began in 1940 with Elmira, Eastern League, where he played one game. It was a different story when he broke into the majors with the Pirates, 1947. He found himself a regular outfielder, hitting .273. 1948 average .285. No. 69 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."
Details
Resource ID:
hr001565
Publisher:
Date Issued:
1950
Format:
1 baseball card : col. ; 2.5 x 2 in.
Filing Location:
Baseball cards-Bowman-1950-Westlake, Wally
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.