Image
Red Munger
Description:
Portrait of Red Munger, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. Bowman series. Printed on front: "George 'Red' Munger." Printed on back: "George 'Red' Munger. Pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals. Born: Houston, Tex., Oct. 4, 1918. Height: 6-2. Weight: 210. Bats: right. Throws: right. Appeared in 32 game in 1950. Won 7, lost 8. Spent 6 seasons in minors before coming to Cardinals for the 1943 campaign. In 1944, won 11, while losing 3. Led National League pitchers with an amazingly low earned run average of 1.34. Spent 1945 and part of 1946 in service. Record in 1947, 16-5; in 1948, 10-11; in 1949, 15-8. Red's .652 percentage in 1949 was the fifth best in the league. No. 11 in the 1951 series baseball picture cards. [Copyright] 1951 Bowman Gum, Inc., Phila., Pa., U.S.A."
Details
Resource ID:
hr001611
Publisher:
Date Issued:
1951
Format:
1 baseball card : col. ; 3.25 x 2 in.
Filing Location:
Baseball cards-Bowman-1951-Munger, Red
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.