1948 Bowman

Description

Located in Philadelphia, The Bowman Gum Company (formerly Gum, Inc.) released its first major set in 1948. The 1948 Bowman Baseball card set consisted of 48 black and white cards that measure 2 1/16in. by x 2.5in. Notable rookie cards include: Yogi Berra, Stan Musial, Phil Rizzuto, Warren Spahn and Red Schoendienst.

Checklist

• 1 Bob Elliott  RC
• 2 Ewell Blackwell  RC
• 3 Ralph Kiner  RC
• 4 Johnny Mize  RC
• 5a Bob Feller RC VAR: no white slashes or boxes on front
• 5b Bob Feller RC VAR: two white slashes on front
• 5c Bob Feller RC VAR: two white boxes on front
• 6 Larry "Yogi" Berra  RC
• 7 Pete Reiser RC SP
• 8 Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto RC SP
• 9 Walker Cooper  RC
• 10 Buddy Rosar  RC
• 11 Johnny Lindell  RC
• 12 Johnny Sain  RC
• 13 Willard Marshall RC SP
• 14 Allie Reynolds  RC
• 15 Eddie Joost
• 16 Jack Lohrke RC SP
• 17 Enos Slaughter  RC
• 18 Warren Spahn  RC
• 19 Tommy Henrich
• 20 Buddy Kerr RC SP
• 21 Ferris Fain  RC
• 22 Floyd "Bill" Bevens RC SP UER: Last name misspelled "Bevins" on back
• 23 Larry Jansen  RC
• 24 Emil "Dutch" Leonard RC SP
• 25 Barney McCosky UER: Last name misspelled "McCoskey" on back
• 26 Frank Shea RC SP
• 27 Sid Gordon  RC
• 28 Emil Verban RC SP
• 29 Joe Page RC SP
• 30 "Whitey" Lockman RC SP
• 31 Bill McCahan  RC
• 32 Bill Rigney  RC
• 33 Billy "The Bull" Johnson  RC
• 34 Sheldon Jones RC SP
• 35 George Stirnweiss  RC
• 36 Stan Musial  RC
• 37 Clint Hartung  RC
• 38 Al "Red" Schoendienst  RC
• 39 Augie Galan  RC
• 40 Marty Marion  RC
• 41 Rex Barney  RC
• 42 Ray Poat  RC
• 43 Bruce Edwards  RC
• 44 Johnny Wyrostek  RC
• 45 Hank Sauer  RC
• 46 Herman Wehmeier  RC
• 47 Bobby Thomson  RC
• 48 George "Dave" Koslo  RC

1 Bob Elliott RC

2 Ewell Blackwell RC

3 Ralph Kiner RC

4 Johnny Mize

5 Bob Feller

6 Yogi Berra RC

7 Pete Reiser SP

8 Phil Rizzuto RC SP

9 Walker Cooper

10 Buddy Rosar

11 Johnny Lindell

12 Johnny Sain RC

13 Willard Marshall SP

14 Allie Reynolds RC

15 Eddie Joost

16 Jack Lohrke SP

17 Enos Slaughter

18 Warren Spahn RC

19 Tommy Henrich

20 Buddy Kerr SP

21 Ferris Fain RC

22 Floyd Bevens RC SP

23 Larry Jansen RC

24 Dutch Leonard SP

25 Barney McCosky

26 Frank Shea RC SP

27 Sid Gordon

28 Emil Verban SP

29 Joe Page RC SP

30 Whitey Lockman RC SP

31 Bill McCahan

32 Bill Rigney

33 Bill Johnson

34 Sheldon Jones SP

35 Snuffy Stirnweiss RC

36 Stan Musial RC

37 Clint Hartung RC

38 Red Schoendienst RC

39 Augie Galan

40 Marty Marion RC

41 Rex Barney RC

42 Ray Poat

43 Bruce Edwards

44 Johnny Wyrostek

45 Hank Sauer RC

46 Herman Wehmeier

47 Bobby Thomson RC

48 Dave Koslo RC

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