BOB CAIN (Kansas City Blues)
"As a rookie with the 1950 White Sox, Bob appeared in 34 games. He won 9, lost 12 and had a 3.93 ERA.
Bob signed a contract with the Giants after receiving offers from eight major league clubs. He entered military service shortly afterward.
With Manchester of the New England League in 1946, he won 13 while losing 4. The White Sox bought his contract in September 1949.
Bob was traded to the Detroit Tigers in May of 1951."
-1951 Bowman No. 197 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
"After appearing in four games for the White Sox in 1951, Bob was traded to the Tigers. He got into a total of 39 games. He won 12 and lost a like number and pitched 175 2/3 innings. Bob gave up 160 hits, walked 95 [1.45 WHIP] and struck out 61.
He was traded to the Browns in a seven-player deal on February 14, 1952."
-1952 Bowman No. 19
"Bob went from the White Sox to the Tigers in May of 1951 and then came to the Browns in February of '52.
He had offers from eight teams before signing with the Giants for the 1943 season, shortly before going into military service. Bob was in the Giants' system until September of '49 when the White Sox bought his contract.
In 34 games for the White Sox in 1950, Bob had a 9-12 record and a 3.93 ERA. He played first and the outfield besides pitching in his first year.
During the winter, Bob does electrical work."
-1952 Topps No. 349
"Bob is a good young lefty who had his best major league season in 1952, pitching for a weak-hitting team.
He began in baseball in 1943, then spent the next two years in military service. He returned in 1946 but didn't get to the majors until the end of the 1949 season with the White Sox.
Bob remained with Chicago until traded to Detroit in May 1951. He went to the Browns in February 1952."
-1953 Bowman No. 56
"Bob had the best won-and-lost record of his American League career in 1952, when he tied Satchell Paige for most victories on the Browns' pitching staff.
Bob broke in with a 12-5 mark at Bristol in 1943, and turned in his best minor league record in 1946 when he posted a 13-4 mark for Manchester. He came up to the majors with the White Sox at the end of the '49 season, went to the Tigers in May of '51 and joined the Browns in February of '52."
-1953 Topps No. 266
"The Athletics acquired Bob from the then St. Louis Browns. A wily worker, he appeared in 32 games for the Brownies in 1953, winning four and losing ten, a record that could have easily been reversed with a better team behind him. He started 13 of the games in which he appeared.
Bob began in baseball in the Giants organization. He first came to the majors with the Chicago White Sox, then went to the Detroit Tigers."
-1954 Bowman No. 195
"The New York Giants signed Bob in 1943 and sent him to Bristol, Tenn., a Giant farm. He spent the next two years in military service.
On his return to baseball, he played four years in the New York farm system. The White Sox obtained him in mid-1949. The Sox sent him to Memphis for further seasoning, then called him up to the Windy City."
-1950 Bowman No. 236
"As a rookie with the 1950 White Sox, Bob appeared in 34 games. He won 9, lost 12 and had a 3.93 ERA.
Bob signed a contract with the Giants after receiving offers from eight major league clubs. He entered military service shortly afterward.
With Manchester of the New England League in 1946, he won 13 while losing 4. The White Sox bought his contract in September 1949.
Bob was traded to the Detroit Tigers in May of 1951."
-1951 Bowman No. 197 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
"After appearing in four games for the White Sox in 1951, Bob was traded to the Tigers. He got into a total of 39 games. He won 12 and lost a like number and pitched 175 2/3 innings. Bob gave up 160 hits, walked 95 [1.45 WHIP] and struck out 61.
He was traded to the Browns in a seven-player deal on February 14, 1952."
-1952 Bowman No. 19
"Bob went from the White Sox to the Tigers in May of 1951 and then came to the Browns in February of '52.
He had offers from eight teams before signing with the Giants for the 1943 season, shortly before going into military service. Bob was in the Giants' system until September of '49 when the White Sox bought his contract.
In 34 games for the White Sox in 1950, Bob had a 9-12 record and a 3.93 ERA. He played first and the outfield besides pitching in his first year.
During the winter, Bob does electrical work."
-1952 Topps No. 349
"Bob is a good young lefty who had his best major league season in 1952, pitching for a weak-hitting team.
He began in baseball in 1943, then spent the next two years in military service. He returned in 1946 but didn't get to the majors until the end of the 1949 season with the White Sox.
Bob remained with Chicago until traded to Detroit in May 1951. He went to the Browns in February 1952."
-1953 Bowman No. 56
"Bob had the best won-and-lost record of his American League career in 1952, when he tied Satchell Paige for most victories on the Browns' pitching staff.
Bob broke in with a 12-5 mark at Bristol in 1943, and turned in his best minor league record in 1946 when he posted a 13-4 mark for Manchester. He came up to the majors with the White Sox at the end of the '49 season, went to the Tigers in May of '51 and joined the Browns in February of '52."
-1953 Topps No. 266
"The Athletics acquired Bob from the then St. Louis Browns. A wily worker, he appeared in 32 games for the Brownies in 1953, winning four and losing ten, a record that could have easily been reversed with a better team behind him. He started 13 of the games in which he appeared.
Bob began in baseball in the Giants organization. He first came to the majors with the Chicago White Sox, then went to the Detroit Tigers."
-1954 Bowman No. 195
"Eight big league clubs tried to sign Bob in 1943. Breaking in with Bristol with a 12-5 record in '43, he posted 13 victories in '46 for Manchester.
Coming up with the White Sox in '49, Bob won nine games in '50 and 12 in '51, when he split the season between Chicago and Detroit. Traded to St. Louis in '52, he won 12 of 22 decisions that year and pitched a 1-hitter against Cleveland- the opposing pitcher also allowed only one hit, but Bob won 1-0! Bob came to the A's in 1954 via a winter trade."
-1954 Topps No. 61
Coming up with the White Sox in '49, Bob won nine games in '50 and 12 in '51, when he split the season between Chicago and Detroit. Traded to St. Louis in '52, he won 12 of 22 decisions that year and pitched a 1-hitter against Cleveland- the opposing pitcher also allowed only one hit, but Bob won 1-0! Bob came to the A's in 1954 via a winter trade."
-1954 Topps No. 61
"Dick spent the 1947 season with Wilkes-Barre and the season he had marked him for the majors. He appeared in 139 games, scored 115 runs and had 164 hits for a batting average of .324. He had 28 doubles, 12 triples and 12 homers for a total of 252 total bases.
Last season with the Browns, he played in 71 games and wound up with a good batting average of .298."
-1949 Bowman No. 31
"Dick was in 143 games last year, hitting .261 and driving in 77 runs. His record included 23 homers and 28 doubles.
In 1948, he was in 71 games and hit .298. He spent 1947 with Wilkes-Barre where he was in 139 games, scored 115 runs and piled up 164 hits for a total of 252 bases.
Definitely among the league's outfield prospects."
-1950 Bowman No. 50
"Dick batted .261 in 143 games in 1950. He hit 18 home runs. After the 1950 season, he was inducted into the Army.
In 1949, he was in exactly the number of games as in 1950 and his batting average was exactly the same. He drove in 77 runs and had 28 doubles and 23 homers among his hits.
Dick had a .298 average in 71 games in 1948. With Wilkes-Barre in 1947, he hit .324 and scored 115 runs."
-1951 Bowman No. 68
"Dick returned to baseball with the St. Louis Browns in 1953 after spending some time in military service. He got into 107 games with the Brownies, batting .241. He had 12 doubles and 13 home runs and batted in 38 runs, scoring 41.
He began in organized ball with Batavia in the PONY League in 1945. In 1949 with the Browns, his first full season in the majors, he led American League outfielders in double plays. In '49 and '50 he hit .261 each year for St. Louis."
-1954 Bowman, No. 57
"A power hitter, Dick returned to the majors in 1953 after two years of military service.
Before he went into the Army, he spent two and a half seasons with the Browns, clouting 23 homers in 1949 and 18 in 1950. In '49 Dick led American League outfielders in double plays.
Starting with Batavia in 1945, Dick hit .324 for Wilkes-Barre in '47 and .315 in '48 at Toledo.
Dick played only softball as a youngster in high school. A friend suggested he play baseball and Dick starred for a Chicago semi-pro club. A Cleveland scout saw him during a game and signed him to an Indian contract."
-1954 Topps No. 106
KEN SILVESTRI (Kansas City Blues)
"Ken Silvestri, the Phillies' bullpen catcher, has had few chances this season to back up his reputation as a brainy and aggressive receiver who 'takes charge of the game.' He was drafted from Newark on a recommendation as the 'best catcher in the minors.' Ken is a switch-hitter, and a tough one in a pinch.
Up before with the White Sox and Yankees, his careeer was interrupted by four full years of war service- late 1941 through '45. When injuries embarrassed [sic] the Phillies in an early season double-header, he played second base and shortstop, changing over with Eddie Miller for left- and right-handed hitters."
-1949 Philadelphia Bulletin Athletics-Phillies
He hit the majors with the White Sox in 1939 but finished the season with St. Paul. Back with the Sox in 1940, Ken was traded to the Yankees at the end of the campaign. In military service for the next four seasons, he played for the Yanks and their farm clubs on his return. Ken then went to the Phillies in 1949."
-1951 Bowman No. 256 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
"Ken does an important job as the Phillies' bullpen catcher. He got into only four games last year, had two hits and batted in a run.
He started in baseball in 1936 and first played in the majors with the White Sox in 1939. Ken was traded to the Yankees, then drafted by the Phillies from Newark in November 1948."
-1952 Bowman No. 200
JACK GRAHAM (Modesto Reds)
"Last season Jack was in 137 games for the St. Louis Browns. He had a low batting average (.238), but his hits counted. He was credited with 24 doubles, 24 homers and 79 runs batted in.
Jack was in the Army Air Force, 1943-45. He holds a private pilot's license. Jack is now playing in the minors for further seasoning and may be back again in the majors."
-1950 Bowman No. 145
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