Portrait of Dixie Howell, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Dixie Howell." Printed on back: "Homer 'Dixie' Howell. Catcher, Cincinnati Reds. Born: Louisville, Ky., April 24, 1920. Height: 5-11. Weight: 195. Bats: right. Throws: right. In 77 games for the Reds in 1951, hitting .251, and driving in 18 runs. Had 52 hits which included 2 home runs, 1 triple, 6 doubles. Fielded .987. First played in the majors for Pittsburgh in 1947. Spent 1948 in minors. Drafted by Cincinnati for 1949. With the Reds ever since. No. 222 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."
