Baseball Daily Card Gazette

When Del came up to the Braves in the middle of the 1949 season, he was the youngest catcher in the majors being only 19 years old. He had hit .351 at Evansville in 38 games and at Boston, he hit .263. In 1950, his only full year in the Big Leagues he played in 79 games, but his batting mark fell off to .220. Del was in Military Service in 1951 and does not expect to be discharged in time to play this year. 1948 was his first year in pro ball and he hit .304.

Jack's getting his first Big League opportunity in '55 after an 11 year apprenticeship in the Minors. The Braves hope his power at the plate will add in their determined drive to bring the National League Flag to Milwaukee. Jack started in '44 and worked his way up to Spokane in '49 where he hit .326 with 25 round trippers, and in '51 he posted a .292 mark for Montgomery.

The 1916 Sporting News M101-4 set was offered as a marketing promotion by C.C. Spink and Son, publishers of The Sporting News, with the backs either blank, bearing the publication’s name, or carrying one of several different advertisements.

The Southern Ass'n. leading pitcher last season, Jack is back for another shot at the Majors in '54. Originally a First Baseman, he hit 36 Homers with Victoria in '47 and was purchased by the Giants in '48. With Minneapolis in '49 and Nashville in '51 he belted 40 and 47 Homers. In 1952 he devoted full time to pitching and won 6 at Minneapolis.

The "base stealing king" of the American League for 1939 will be George Case, the fleetfooted outfielder of the Washington Senators. From the way that he has been burning up the base paths, Clark Griffith considers him a threat to Ty Cobb's base-stealing record. Case started his professional baseball career as a pitcher with Connie Mack's rookie school four years ago. His natural speed forced a shift to the outfield when in 1937 he signed with Trenton. He signed with the Senators in 1938 and in 107 games last year, Case batted an even .300.

Pete was the best fielding 2nd baseman in the American League in 1951. In 103 games at second, fielding .987. Made but 8 errors in 595 total chances. In 123 games in all. Had 108 hits for 131 bases, 18 doubles, 42 R.B.I.'s. Batted .245. In majors since '41, playing only for A's.

Dalton wound up 1968 as Boston's first sacker after George Scott failed to snap out of a season long slump. When not in the starting line-up, Dalton was the 2nd best pinch-hitter in the A.L., compiling a .407 average.

Bobby will always be known as the fellow who hit the "home run heard around the world." It was on October 3, 1951, the third and final game of a playoff between the Giants and Dodgers for the National League pennant. In the ninth inning, with one out, two on, and the Giants behind 4-2, he hit one into the left field stands at the Polo Grounds for the wildest pennant win ever. Hit .288 in 1953. He was traded to Milwaukee for 1954.

After last year's All-Star game, Bill was the hottest hitting Yankee. The fleet-footed outfielder came to New York in exchange for 3rd baseman Clete Boyer before the 1967 season began.

Joined the New York Yankees mid-way in their 1950 pennant drive. Wowed the fans by winning nine games while losing only one. Hung up a .900 percentage and an earned run average of 2.81. Won last game of World's Series. Whitey is not wearing a baseball uniform in 1951. He is occupied with a more important job for Uncle Sam. Good luck, Whitey, in the army and on your return.

Hence employs a deep arsenal of refined pitches when he hits the mound, but the St. Louis brass is most impressed with his unflappable and aggressive demeanor. "He's a slow heartbeat kind of guy -but when the competition starts, he shifts gears," director of scouting Randy Flores told FanGraphs.

Drafted from the Yankee chain after the 1952 season, Dave proved a handy reliever for the Braves last year. In '52 he appeared in 40 games for Kansas City and compiled a 6-1 record. He broke into baseball with Mooresville (N.C.) in '46 and had a 14-7 mark there the next year. He was 12-7 at Tulsa in '49. His ERA has been below 4.00 in 5 of his 8 pro seasons.

Shane was a different pitcher (less velo, more sliders) in 2022 than in his AL Cy Young Award effort of two years earlier, but was still highly effective. He allowed three or fewer runs in 13 of his first 14 starts and ranked among the AL S0% leaders.

The knuckle-balling right hander has been a pleasant surprise for the Braves. Although ticketed for the minors, Phil earned a place on the staff with a fine spring showing in 1965.

Richie laced a 102-mph single for his first MLB hit in his first at-bat. He topped it in his second when he doubled as his parents were being interviewed on TV. His advanced approach was demonstrated at NCAA Towson when he walked 52 times in 55 games, with just 16 Ks.

Steve Carlton is without question the No. 1 pitcher in the major leagues and among the finest in the history of the game. The names Steve Carlton and Cy Young have become synonymous as in 1982 Steve became the first pitcher to ever win a fourth Cy Young Award, having previously won in 1972, 1977 and 1980. During his 18-year career he has won 285 games and in 1982 with his 23-11 record, he was the majors only 20-game winner. In addition, he led the NL in complete games (19), shutouts (6), innings (295.2) and strikeouts (286). Steve has 3,434 career strikeouts, only 74 ,short of Hall of Famer Walter Johnson's major league record. Steve Carlton is a marvelously conditioned athlete and is expected to continue to set records of excellence which will stand for generations.

It's always a dicey proposition pitching to Pujols when the game is on the line. In the top of the 14th inning at New York on 7/26/08, he delivered a two-out, two-run homer to give the Cardinals a dramatic 10-8 victory.

Bob slammed 22 home runs in the minors in 1968 and earned for himself another big league shot with the Royals. This receiver is a fine handler of pitchers & should see lots of duty in 1969.

Last season, Bob was selected as the NL's M.V.P. and the winner of the Cy Young Award. All he did in 1968 was toss 13 shutouts, win 22 games and pitch 47 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings.

The veteran outfielder is back for another big league campaign. In Triple-A competition last year, Gary batted .286 for Tulsa and socked 14 home runs.