Saturday, January 27, 2018

1953 Back-O'-The-Card: Bob Cerv

"Bob replaced Mickey Mantle for a short while in 1951 and stuck with the Yanks until mid-July of '52 before being sent to Kansas City.
A graduate of the University of Nebraska, Bob won the American Association batting championship with a .344 mark. Much of his baseball was learned from his three sisters, all of whom played in the Weston, Nebraska softball circuit."

-1953 Topps No. 210

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1962 Back-O'-The-Card: Rube Walker (Amarillo Gold Sox)

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