Portrait of Joe Astroth, catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Joe Astroth." Printed on back: "Joe Astroth. Catcher, Philadelphia Athletics. Born: E. Alton, Ill., Sept. 1, 1922. Height: 5-9. Weight: 187. Bats: right. Throws: right. In 64 games for the A's in 1951. Batted .246. Had 46 hits for 66 bases. Hit 2 home runs. Drove in 19 runs. Attended U. of Illinois. Captain of freshman basketball team. Pro baseball career began with A's in 1945. Some of Joe's time, between then and now, has been spent in minors. No. 170 in the 1952 series Baseball picture cards. Get a $1.00 value baseball cap of your favorite major league team by sending 5 wrappers and 50 cents to Bowman baseball, P.O. Box 234, New York 23, N.Y. State size: small, medium or large. [Copyright] 1952 Bowman Gum Division, Haelan Laboratories, Inc., Phila. 44, Pa. Ptd. in U.S.A."
