TOM UMPHLETT
"Tom was voted the Boston Red Sox' outstanding rookie of 1953. However, he was traded to the Washington Senators after the season and is expected to be a big help in the Senators' pennant fight in '54.
He played 153 games for the 1953 Red Sox, hitting .283. He had 140 hits, good for 186 bases. These hits included 27 doubles, five triples and three home runs. Tom batted in 59 runs and scored 53.
-1954 Bowman No. 88
"Thomas Mullen Umphlett was signed by the Boston Red Sox following his graduation from high school in 1950. He played for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League in '54 and '57 and the past three seasons for Minneapolis.
On June 18, 1953, Tom tied the major league record for reaching base safely three times in one inning. He played three outfield positions for the Washington Senators in '55. He suffered a broken leg in July of '56. Tom led American Association outfielders in fielding (.997) in '58. Last season his batting average was .304 with Minneapolis.
Tom was a high school all-state basketball and baseball star in Ohoshkie, North Carolina, and also played football. He is of French descent and his hobbies are hunting and fishing. During the off-season Tom works as an electrician."
-1961 Union Oil Company Seattle Rainiers
ART DITMAR
"Art returned to the Athletics last year through a mid-season deal with the Yankees. After starting his big league career with Kansas City, the right-hander appeared in five World Series games with New York. Art's best season was 1960 when he won 15 ballgames.
Art won seven consecutive games at Savannah in 1953, with an ERA of 2.43."
-1962 Topps No. 246
