1951 Back-O'-The-Card: Johnny Hopp

"Johnny came to the majors at the end of the 1939 campaign with the St. Louis Cardinals after four seasons in the minors. He remained with the Redbirds until sold to the Boston Braves in 1946. Johnny hit .333 for the Braves in '46.

At the end of the 1947 season, the Braves traded him to the Pirates. In 120 games for the Bucs last year he hit .278."

-1949 Bowman No. 207

"Johnny played with the Cardinals and Braves before coming to the Pirates in 1948. His best season in the majors was 1946 when he hit a nifty .333. He hit .288 in 1947 and fell to .278 last season.

Johnny is very fast and equipped with a good throwing arm. He once starred on the University of Nebraska football team."

-1949 Leaf No. 139

"Johnny began 1949 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was sent to the Dodgers for whom he played in eight games. He was then switched back to the Pirates. Johnny hit .306 in 105 games for Pittsburgh.

He broke into the majors with the Cardinals at the end of 1939 after four years in the minors. He remained with the Cards until sold to the Braves in 1946. He was traded to the Pirates after the 1947 season."

-1950 Bowman No. 122

"Johnny began 1950 with the Pirates, hitting .340 in 106 games. He was switched to the Yanks toward the end of the season, hitting .333 in 19 games for the Bombers.
Prior to 1950, Johnny had spent nine full seasons in the National League; coming to the Yankees was his first experience in the Junior Circuit. He entered the majors with the Cardinals in 1939, was sent to the Braves in 1946, to the Pirates in 1948, and divided 1949 between the Pirates and the Dodgers."

-1951 Bowman, No. 146 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)