"Tall and thin, Blackwell looks like a spider when he winds up. His wicked side arm delivery develops a speed that has put him among the top flight pitchers.
In 1947, he won 22 games and lost 8. His phenomenal feat of striking out 193 batters and also winning 16 straight games will be talked about in baseball for many years.
Ewell has been playing organized baseball since 1942 with three years out for military service."
-1948 Bowman No. 2
"Ewell is a youthful veteran who scored 22 wins in 1948 with a brilliant 2.47 earned run average, hurling six shutouts and fanning 193 batters to lead the league.
A sore arm stopped him most of last season, with Ewell finally ending up with a 7-9 record. He still managed to strike out 114 opponents- sixth best in the league.
In his first full year- 1946- he won only 4 games and dropped 13, but hurled at the rate of 2.46 earned runs per game."
-1949 Leaf No. 39
"Ill health cut Ewell's effectiveness in 1948 and 1949, but it looks as though the batters are headed to buggy-whip trouble in 1950.
Ewell had a 22-8 record in 1947. He won the most games, pitched the most complete games and got the most strikeouts (193). He hurled a no-hitter and set a modern National League record for most consecutive games won by a right-hander."
-1950 Bowman No. 63
"Ewell made a great comeback last season after ill health had cut down his effectiveness in 1948 and 1949. His earned run average of 2.97 was the third most effective in the league. His win-loss record was 17-15 with a weak-hitting team. Ewell pitched a no-hitter against Boston in 1947; his record that season, 22-8.
Famous for a buggy-whip sidearm delivery, Ewell has a world of stuff to keep hitters in a state of confusion."-1951 Bowman No. 24 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
"'The Whip' was on every National League All-Star team from 1946 through 1951. In 1947 he had a 22-8 record, topped the league in strikeouts (193), won 16 straight games, threw a no-hitter against the Braves and had a 2.47 ERA. In 1948 he had an arm ailment, in 1949 a kidney operation and in 1950 won 17 despite an appendectomy.
Ewell started in pro ball in 1942 with Syracuse and was in the service in 1943, '44 and '45."
-1952 Topps, No. 344
"One of the best pitchers in baseball, the string-bean right-hander has been plagued by illness the last few years. He appeared in 38 games for the Reds in 1951, winning 16 and losing 15. His earned run average was 3.44.
Ewell pitched a no-hitter against Boston in 1947. He won 22 games in 1947 to lead the league. He has been with the Reds since 1942, although he spent three years in the service."
-1952 Red Man, National League No. 3
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