1949 Bowman
Description
In 1949, Bowman released a much larger set than the previous year. The set ballooned to 240 cards now with some color and tinted backgrounds in the pictures. The set was released in seven series of 48 cards each. Cards measure 2 1/16" by 2 1/2". Some card backs have the player's name printed, and others have the name in script.
Cards from the first two series (Cards #1-3 and #5-73) can be found with either white or gray backs.
Cards from the first three series (cards #1-108) do not have the player's name on the front; however, there are a number of Series Three variations with the player's name on the front.
Some cards from Series Four (#109-144) have a variation in which the player's name is in a scripted font.
Twelve cards that were printed along with the final series feature either a front or back name variation.
Notable rookie cards include: Robin Roberts, Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Satchel Paige, Duke Snider, Richie Ashburn, Bob Lemon, Early Wynn and Gil Hodges.
Distribution
The cards were distributed in five card nickel packs that came 24 packs per box.
Checklist
Series One
NOTE: Series One is skip-numbered. Card #4 accidentally sequentially-numbered as #73. Card #4 is included in Series Three in place of #73.
- 1 Vernon Bickford RC
- 2 Carroll "Whitey" Lockman
- 3 Bob Porterfield RC
- 5 Hank Sauer
- 6 Phil Cavarretta RC
- 7 Joe Dobson RC
- 8 Murry Dickson RC
- 9 Ferris Fain
- 10 Ted Gray RC
- 11 Lou Boudreau RC MGR
- 12 Cass Michaels RC
- 13 Bob Chesnes RC
- 14 Curt Simmons RC
- 15 Ned Garver RC
- 16 Al Kozar RC
- 17 Earl Torgeson RC
- 18 Bobby Thomson
- 19 Bobby Brown RC
- 20 Gene Hermanski RC
- 21 Frank Baumholtz RC UER: Born 1919, should be 1918
- 22 Harry "P-Nuts" Lowrey RC
- 23 Bobby Doerr
- 24 Stan Musial
- 25 Carl Scheib RC UER: Last name misspelled "Sheib" on back
- 26 George Kell RC
- 27 Bob Feller
- 28 Don Kolloway RC
- 29 Ralph Kiner
- 30 Andy Seminick RC
- 31 Dick Kokos RC
- 32 Eddie Yost RC
- 33 Warren Spahn
- 34 Dave Koslo
- 35 Vic Raschi RC
- 36 Harold "Peewee" Reese
- 73 Billy Cox RC
Series Two
- 37 John Wyrostek
- 38 Emil "The Antelope" Verban
- 39 Bill Goodman RC
- 40 George "Red" Munger RC
- 41 Lou Brissie RC
- 42 Walter "Hoot" Evers RC
- 43 Dale Mitchell RC
- 44 Dave Philley RC
- 45 Wally Westlake RC
- 46 Robin Roberts RC
- 47 Johnny Sain
- 48 Willard Marshall
- 49 Frank Shea
- 50 Jackie Robinson RC
- 51 Herman Wehmeier
- 52 Johnny Schmitz RC
- 53 Jack Kramer RC
- 54 Marty "Slats" Marion
- 55 Eddie Joost
- 56 Pat Mullin RC
- 57 Gene Bearden RC
- 58 Bob Elliott
- 59 Jack "Lucky" Lohrke
- 60 Larry "Yogi" Berra
- 61 Rex Barney
- 62 Grady Hatton RC UER: drove in 44 runs in 1948, not 46 as printed
- 63 Andy Pafko RC
- 64 Dom DiMaggio
- 65 Enos "Country" Slaughter
- 66 Elmer Valo RC
- 67 Alvin Dark RC UER: Born 1923, should be 1922
- 68 Sheldon "Available" Jones
- 69 Tommy Henrich
- 70 Carl Furillo RC
- 71 Vern "Junior" Stephens RC
- 72 Tommy Holmes RC
Series Three
- 4 Jerry Priddy RC
- 74 Tom McBride RC
- 75 Eddie Mayo RC
- 76 Bill Nicholson RC
- 77 Ernie "Jumbo & Tiny" Bonham RC
- 78 Sam Zoldak RC
- 79 Ron Northey RC
- 80 Bill McCahan
- 81 Virgil "Red" Stallcup RC
- 82 Joe Page
- 83 Bob Scheffing RC
- 84 Roy Campanella RC
- 85 Johnny "Big John" Mize
- 86 Johnny Pesky RC
- 87 Randy Gumpert RC
- 88 Bill Salkeld RC
- 89 Mizell "Whitie" Platt RC
- 90 Gil Coan RC
- 91 Dick Wakefield RC
- 92 Willie "Puddin-Head" Jones RC
- 93 Ed Stevens RC
- 94 James "Mickey" Vernon RC
- 95 Howie Pollet RC
- 96 Taft Wright
- 97 Danny Litwhiler RC
- 98 Phil Rizzuto ERR: Gray NNOF
- 98 Phil Rizzuto COR: RED NNOF
- 99 Frank Gustine RC
- 100 Gil Hodges RC
- 101 Sid Gordon
- 102 Stan Spence RC
- 103 Joe Tipton RC
- 104 Ed Stanky RC
- 105 Bill Kennedy RC
- 106 Jake Early RC
- 107 Eddie Lake RC
- 108 Ken Heintzelman RC
Series Four
- 109 Ed Fitz Gerald RC
- 110 Early Wynn RC
- 111 Al "Red" Schoendienst
- 112 Sam Chapman
- 113 Ray Lamanno RC
- 114 Allie Reynolds
- 115 Emil "Dutch" Leonard
- 116 Joe Hatten RC
- 117 Walker Cooper
- 118 Sam Mele RC
- 119 Floyd Baker RC
- 120 Cliff Fannin RC
- 121 Mark Christman RC
- 122 George Vico RC
- 123 Johnny Blatnik RC UER: name misspelled as 'Blatnick'
- 124 Danny Murtaugh RC
- 125 Ken Keltner RC
- 126 Al Brazle RC
- 127 Henry "Heeney" Majeski RC
- 128 Johnny Vander Meer
- 129 Bill "The Bull" Johnson
- 130 Harry "The Hat" Walker RC
- 131 Paul Lehner RC
- 132 Al Evans RC
- 133 Aaron Robinson RC
- 134 Hank Borowy RC
- 135 Stan "Happy Rabbit" Rojek RC
- 136 Henry "Hank" Edwards RC
- 137 Ted Wilks RC
- 138 Warren "Buddy" Rosar
- 139 Hank "Bow-Wow" Arft RC
- 140 Rae Scarborough RC
- 141 Ulysses "Tony" Lupien RC
- 142 Eddie Waitkus RC
- 143 Bob Dillinger RC
- 144 Milton "Mickey" Haefner RC
Series Five
- 145 Sylvester "Blix" Donnelly RC
- 146 Myron "Mike" McCormick RC
- 147 Elmer "Bert" Singleton RC
- 148 Bob Swift RC
- 149 Roy Partee RC
- 150 Alfred "Allie" Clark RC
- 151 Maurice "Mickey" Harris RC
- 152 Clarence Maddern RC
- 153 Phil Masi RC
- 154 Clint Hartung
- 155 Fermin "Mickey" Guerra RC
- 156 Al "Zeke" Zarilla RC
- 157 Walt Masterson RC
- 158 Harry "The Cat" Brecheen RC
- 159 Glen Moulder RC
- 160 Jim Blackburn RC
- 161 John "Jocko" Thompson RC
- 162 Elwin "Preacher" Roe RC
- 163 Clyde McCullough RC
- 164 Vic Wertz RC
- 165 George "Snuffy" Stirnweiss
- 166 Mike Tresh RC
- 167 Boris "Babe" Martin RC
- 168 Doyle Lade RC
- 169 Jeff Heath RC
- 170 Bill Rigney
- 171 Dick Fowler RC
- 172 Eddie Pellagrini RC
- 173 Eddie Stewart RC
- 174 Terry Moore RC
- 175 Luke Appling
- 176 Ken Raffensberger RC
- 177 Stan Lopata RC
- 178 Tommy Brown RC
- 179 Hugh Casey
- 180 Connie Berry RC
Series Six
- 181 Gus Niarhos RC
- 182 Hal Peck RC
- 183 Lou Stringer RC
- 184 Bob Chipman RC
- 185 Pete Reiser
- 186 John "Buddy" Kerr
- 187 Phil Mahildon RC
- 188 Karl Drews RC
- 189 Earl Wooten RC
- 190 Jim Hearn RC
- 191 Joe Haynes RC
- 192 Harry Gumbert UER: Last name misspelled "Gumpert" on back
- 193 Ken Trinkle RC
- 194 Ralph Branca RC
- 195 Eddie Bockman RC
- 196 Fred Hutchinson RC
- 197 Johnny Lindell
- 198 Steve Gromek RC
- 199 Cecil "Tex" Hughson RC
- 200 Jess Dobernic RC
- 201 Sibby Sisti RC
- 202 Larry Jansen
- 203 Barney McCosky
- 204 Bob Savage RC
- 205 Dick Sisler RC
- 206 Bruce Edwards
- 207 Johnny "Hippity" Hopp RC
- 208 Paul "Dizzy" Trout
- 209 Charlie "King Kong" Keller
- 210 Joe "Flash" Gordon RC
- 211 Dave "Boo" Ferriss RC
- 212 Ralph Hamner RC
- 213 Charles "Red" Barrett RC
- 214 Richie Ashburn RC
- 215 Kirby Higbe
- 216 Lynwood "Schoolboy" Rowe
Series Seven
- 217 Marino Pieretti RC
- 218 Dick Kryhoski RC
- 219 Virgil "Fire" Trucks RC
- 220 Johnny McCarthy MGR
- 221 Bob Muncrief RC
- 222 Alex Kellner RC
- 223 Bob Hofman RC
- 224 Leroy "Satchel" Paige RC UER: Nickname misspelled "Satchell" on front and back
- 225 Jerry Coleman RC UER: Name misspelled "Gerry" on front and back
- 226 Edwin "Duke" Snider RC
- 227 Fritz Ostermueller
- 228 Jackie Mayo RC
- 229 Ed Lopat RC
- 230 Augie Galan
- 231 Earl Johnson RC
- 232 George McQuinn
- 233 Larry Doby RC
- 234 Truett "Rip" Sewell RC
- 235 Jim Russell RC
- 236 Fred Sanford RC
- 237 Monte Kennedy RC
- 238 Bob Lemon RC
- 239 Frank McCormick
- 240 Norman "Babe" Young UER: Photo actually Bobby Young
Variations
Name on Front
Cards from the first three series do NOT have the player's name on the front; however, these five players have a variation where the player's name is listed.
- 78 Sam Zoldak RC
- 83 Bob Scheffing RC
- 85 Johnny "Big John" Mize
- 88 Bill Salkeld RC
- 98 Phil Rizzuto
Script Back
Six cards in Series Four have a variation in which the player's name is listed in a script font.
- 109 Ed Fitz Gerald RC
- 124 Danny Murtaugh RC
- 126 Al Brazle RC
- 127 Henry "Heeney" Majeski RC
- 132 Al Evans RC
- 143 Bob Dillinger RC
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