"Hank's triple with the bases loaded drove in the winning runs in the final game of the 1951 World Series, and his catch with two out in the ninth saved the game he had helped win.
Hank batted .296 for 118 games during the season. He had 10 homers, three triples and 19 doubles among his 103 hits."
-1952 Bowman, No. 65
"A triple with the bases full and a spectacular catch to stop a Giant rally in the 9th inning made Hank the hero of the final game of the 1951 World Series.
After a year in pro ball, he served in the Marines in 1942-43-44-45 and won a Purple Heart. In 1946 at Quincy, Hank hit .323, [followed by] .313 at Kansas City in 1947. The Yanks brought him up at the end of the '48 season after he hit .305 with 23 homers and drove in 100 runs at Kansas City. As a Yankee, in 1949 and '50, he hit .272 and .320."
-1952 Topps, No. 215
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