Portrait of George Schmees, outfielder for the St. Louis Browns. Bowman series. Printed on front: "George Schmees." Printed on back: "George Schmees. Outfield, St. Louis Browns. Born: Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 6, 1924. Height: 6 ft. Weight: 190. Bats: left. Throws: left. Comes up in 1952 from the Coast League where he played for Hollywood in 1951. Had a batting average of .328. Drove 100 tallies over the plate. George began in baseball in 1946 with Ogden, Utah. Broke in as a first baseman in Dodgers' organization. Drafted by Browns. No. 245 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."
