1951 Back-O'-The-Card: Hank Bauer

"Hank began in baseball in 1941 with Oshkosh, Wisconsin as an outfielder, infielder and pitcher. He joined the Marines after the season.

He was back in baseball in 1946 with Quincy of the Three-I League. He played the outfield, hitting .323 and driving in 90 runs. With the Yankees' farm team, the Kansas City Blues, in 1947 and most of 1948, Hank was called up by the Yankees near the end of 1948."

-1950 Bowman No. 219

"Hank had his best major league season with the 1950 World Champions, batting .320 in 113 games and driving in 70 runs.
He got his start in baseball in 1941, then spent the next four seasons in the Marine Corps. Hank returned to baseball in 1946 with Quincy of the Three-I League. He was with the Yanks' Kansas City farm in 1947 and 1948, hitting .313 and .305.
Hank came up to the Yanks near the close of the 1948 campaign. He hit .272 in 1949."

-1951 Bowman, No. 183 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)