FRED SANFORD
"Last season with the St. Louis Browns, Fred won 12 games and lost 21. He was traded to the Yankees at the close of the season and is expected to be a big help on the Yankee mound.
He started in organized ball in 1938 with San Diego. He had a trial with the Browns in 1943 and then spent two years in military service.
Fred returned in 1946 with Toledo, joined the Browns at the end of the season, and in 1947 had a 7-16 record."
-1949 Bowman No. 236
"Fred won 7 and lost 3 for the 1949 Yankees. With the St. Louis Browns in 1948, he won 12 and dropped 21. He went to New York in a big deal at the close of the 1948 campaign.
Fred started in organized baseball in 1939. He had a trial with the Browns in 1943, then spent two years in military service. He was back in baseball with Toledo in 1946, and to the Browns at the end of the season."
-1950 Bowman No. 156
He started in organized baseball with Youngstown of the Middle Atlantic League in 1939. He had a trial with the Browns in 1943 followed by two years in the service.
Back to the diamond in 1946 with Toledo of the American Association, Fred joined the Browns at the end of the season. He won 12 and lost 21 for them in 1948 and went to the Yanks in a big deal at the close of the campaign."
-1951 Bowman, No. 145 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
SPEC SHEA
"1947 was his first year in major league baseball and he led the American League with the top pitching percentage (14 wins and 5 losses) of .737.
Beginning his career with Amsterdam of the Canadian-American League, he went to Norfolk in the Piedmont League and spent a season with Kansas City before war service. After the war, he joined Oakland in the Pacific Coast League for 1946."
-1948 Bowman No. 26
"1947 was his first year in major league baseball and he led the American League with the top pitching percentage (14 wins and 5 losses) of .737.
Beginning his career with Amsterdam of the Canadian-American League, he went to Norfolk in the Piedmont League and spent a season with Kansas City before war service. After the war, he joined Oakland in the Pacific Coast League for the 1946 season. Last season he won 9 and lost 10."
-1949 Bowman No. 49
"Frank divided 1949 between the Yankees and their farm club at Newark. He had a 1-1 record with the Yanks in 20 games, and a 0-3 record with Newark. In his rookie year in the majors, 1947, Frank won 14, losing 5.
Frank played in the minors with Amsterdam, Norfolk and Oakland and was in military service. He is now in the minors for further seasoning. He may be back again in the majors."
-1950 Bowman No. 155
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