"Jim Konstanty of the Phillies is a right-handed relief specialist, a control pitcher with a knack of smothering a rally. He's hardly a rookie at 33 after two previous big league trials. Jim returned to Cincinnati from the Navy in 1946 and was sent to the Braves.
Manager Eddie Sawyer recommended his purchase from Toronto. In six rescue jobs last year his earned run average was less than one run per nine innings- Jim won one, lost none. He is known in baseball as a cool customer.
Big Jim wears glasses. He's married and lives in Worcester, New York."
-1949 Philadelphia Bulletin Athletics-Phillies
"Considered the Phillies' ace relief pitcher, Jim is a graduate of Syracuse University with a B.S. degree. He began in baseball with Springfield of the Eastern League in 1941. He hit the majors with the Cincinnati Reds at the end of 1944, then spent a year in the armed forces.
Jim was traded to the Braves in April 1946 and sent to Toronto after a few games. He was brought up by the Phillies in 1948."
-1950 Bowman No. 226
"Jim set a modern major league mark for pitchers in 1950 by appearing in 74 games and set another mark by finishing 62. He won 16 and lost 7 and saved many games for the young Philadephia pitching staff not shown in his own record. Jim's earned run average was 2.66. He was voted the National League's Most Valuable Player.
[Appearing] in three World Series games, Jim drew a starting in one and dropped a heartbreaker."
-1951 Bowman No. 27 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
"Big Jim was the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1950. Strictly a relief pitcher, he won 16 games, had a 2.66 earned run average and set a new record by pitching in 74 games. In 1951, the Syracuse University graduate finished 45 games- tops for a National League pitcher.
A war veteran, Jim pitched for the Reds in 1944, the Braves in 1946 and went down to the minors until 1948 when the Phils brought him up to stay."
-1952 Topps No. 108
"Jim is a relief pitcher par excellence. He worked in 42 games for the Phillies in 1952, winning 5 and losing 3.
1950 was his big year, which was climaxed when he was named the National League's Most Valuable Player. Jim worked in 74 games that year, most in the league, winning 16 and losing 7 and saving many others. His 74 games pitched established a new major league record."
-1953 Bowman No. 58
-1951 Bowman No. 27 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
"Big Jim was the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1950. Strictly a relief pitcher, he won 16 games, had a 2.66 earned run average and set a new record by pitching in 74 games. In 1951, the Syracuse University graduate finished 45 games- tops for a National League pitcher.
A war veteran, Jim pitched for the Reds in 1944, the Braves in 1946 and went down to the minors until 1948 when the Phils brought him up to stay."
-1952 Topps No. 108
"Jim is a relief pitcher par excellence. He worked in 42 games for the Phillies in 1952, winning 5 and losing 3.
1950 was his big year, which was climaxed when he was named the National League's Most Valuable Player. Jim worked in 74 games that year, most in the league, winning 16 and losing 7 and saving many others. His 74 games pitched established a new major league record."
-1953 Bowman No. 58
BOB KUZAVA
"Blond Bob is known for his relief jobs in two World Series. In 1951 he retired the Giants with the bases loaded in the ninth inning. In '52, the Dodgers had loaded the bases in the 7th- but Bob came in and led the Yankees to victory! Effective as a starter and reliever, he lost a no-hitter with one out in the 9th against Chicago in 1953 when a sub lined a double to left.
He came up to the majors to stick in 1949 with the White Sox and compiled a 10-6 record. In 1951, when the Senators traded him to the Yankees, Bob won 11 and lost 7.
At Charleston in 1942, he had a 21-6 mark."
-1954 Topps No. 230
"Blond Bob is known for his relief jobs in two World Series. In 1951 he retired the Giants with the bases loaded in the ninth inning. In '52, the Dodgers had loaded the bases in the 7th- but Bob came in and led the Yankees to victory! Effective as a starter and reliever, he lost a no-hitter with one out in the 9th against Chicago in 1953 when a sub lined a double to left.
He came up to the majors to stick in 1949 with the White Sox and compiled a 10-6 record. In 1951, when the Senators traded him to the Yankees, Bob won 11 and lost 7.
At Charleston in 1942, he had a 21-6 mark."
-1954 Topps No. 230
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