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Matt Batts, Catcher, Detroit Tigers, from Picture Cards, series 6 (R406-6) issued by Bowman Gum

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Matt Batts, Catcher, Detroit Tigers, from Picture Cards, series 6 (R406-6) issued by Bowman Gum

Issued by Bowman Gum Company 

Date:
1952
Medium:
Commerical color lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/8 x 2 1/16 in. (7.9 x 5.3 cm)
Classification:
Prints
Credit Line:
The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Accession Number:
Burdick 327, R406-6.202

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  • Description

    Number 216 in series. Trade cards from the set, "Picture Cards," series 6 (R406-6), issued in 1952 by Bowman Gum.

  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Inscription: Printed facsimile autograph on lower portion of card: Matt Batts Printed text on verso of card: MATT BATTS/ [illegible]-Detroit Tigers/ Born: San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 16, 1922/ Height: 5-11 Weight: 200/ Bats: Right Throws: Right/ To Tigers from Browns in an/ early trade in 1952. Began/ 1951 with Red Sox. After 11/ games for them, he was trad-/ed to Browns. His combined/ batting average was .285 for/ 90 games. He drove in 33/ runs. Began in 1942 with/ Canton. Came to majors, at/ end of '47 season, with Sox./ No. 216 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 Labora-/tories, Inc., Phila. 44, Pa. - Ptd. in U.S.A.

  • Provenance

    Donor: Jefferson R. Burdick (American, 1900–1963)

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