Portrait of Gus Bell, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, holding a baseball bat. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Dave 'Gus' Bell." Printed on back: "Dave 'Gus' Bell. Outfield, Pittsburgh Pirates. Born: Louisville, Ky., Nov. 15, 1928. Height: 6-2. Weight: 190. Bats: left. Throws: right. When the Giants' Sal Maglie was only 4 outs away from tying the record for consecutive shutout innings last season, up came Gus Bell and slammed out a home run. Gus began 1950 with Indianapolis. Had compiled an amazing .400 in 38 games when the call to the majors sounded. Gus hit .282 in 111 games for the Pirates. He had 22 doubles, 11 triples and 8 home runs. Drove across 53 markers. No. 40 in the 1951 series baseball picture cards. [Copyright] 1951 Bowman Gum, Inc., Phila., Pa., U.S.A."
