Thursday, January 11, 2018

1953 Back-O'-The-Card: Hank Bauer

"Hank, who is a former Marine, is a good slugger and a good fielding outfielder. He had a successful year for the Yankees in 1952, appearing in 141 games. Among his hits, he had 17 home runs.
Hank has been in baseball since 1941 and with the Yankees since the end of the 1948 season. He began as a combination pitcher, infielder and outfielder. He didn't pitch after 1941, however."

-1952 Bowman No. 84

"Hank appeared in 141 games for the 1952 World Champion Yankees, and his batting average was .293. He had 162 hits which included 31 doubles, six triples and 17 home runs. He batted in 74 runs.
Hank has been with the Yanks since the end of the 1948 season. He hit .320 in 1950."

-1953 Red Man No. AL-2

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