Portrait of Gil Hodges, first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, holding a baseball bat. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Gil Hodges." Printed on back: "Gil Hodges. First base, Brooklyn Dodgers. Born: Princeton, Ind., Apr. 4, 1924. Height: 6-1 1/2. Weight: 200. Bats: right. Throws: right. During about half o fthe 1951 season, Gil was even with or ahead of Babe Ruth's record breaking home run pace. A late-season slump spoiled his chance for the record. In all he hit 40 homers. He banged out 25 triples. Drove in 103 runs. Compiled an average of .268. No. 80 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."
