"Counted on as the Yanks' regular first sacker during the 1952 season, Joe suffered a bad spike wound during an exhibition game and was kept out of the lineup at the beginning of the campaign.
He hit .286 in 125 games in 1951 and drove in 48 runs. Joe can also play the outfield."
-1952 Bowman No. 181
"In organized ball since 1939, Joe impressed the Yankees with a home run against them in an exhibition game while playing for Amsterdam in 1942. A World War II veteran, he joined the Yanks at the end of the 1948 season.
Sent down to Kansas City in 1949, Joe hit .319 and was recalled to finish the season in New York. Playing 108 games at first base and in the outfield in 1950, he hit .234 but boosted his average 52 points in 1951. Joe didn't start the 1952 season because of an injury."
-1952 Topps No. 202
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