Thursday, October 1, 2020

1959 Back-O'-The-Card: Bill Skowron

"In the seventh game of the 1958 World Series, Moose sealed the lid on the Braves with a three-run homer. Homering in autumn classics is not new to him. In '56 he belted a grand slammer against the Dodgers.
Purdue University lost a great football prospect when Bill decided to play baseball."

-1959 Topps No. 90

'59 All-Star Selection
"The Moose's three-run homer clinched the seventh game of the 1958 World Series."

-1959 Topps No. 554

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

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