1949 Bowman
Total Cards: 240
Size: 2 1/16" x 2 1/2"
Rating: 7.4 (30 votes)
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Notes: Distributed in seven series: #1-36 and #73 (skipping #4), #37-72, #4 and #74-108, #109-144, #145-180, #181-216 and #217-240.
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1 | Vernon Bickford RC | Boston Braves |
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2 | Carroll "Whitey" Lockman | New York Giants |
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3 | Bob Porterfield RC | New York Yankees |
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4a | Jerry Priddy RC |
St. Louis Browns |
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4b | Jerry Priddy RC, VAR |
St. Louis Browns |
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5 | Hank Sauer | Cincinnati Reds |
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6 | Phil Cavarretta RC | Chicago Cubs |
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7 | Joe Dobson RC | Boston Red Sox |
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8 | Murry Dickson RC | Pittsburgh Pirates |
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9 | Ferris Fain | Philadelphia Athletics |
Trivia |
- Cards measure 2 1/16" by 2 1/2"
- Bowman attempted a sales gimmick to promote the set where collectors needed to search for a mysterious short-printed card #4, which in reality was just postponed to the third series and replaced by card #73.
User Comments |
My 1992 edition of "The Sport Americana Baseball Card Price Guide" by Dr. James Beckett prices this set as if there are 7 series, 36 in each except for Series 7 which has 24. However, the variation on card #4 (Jerry Priddy) is consistent with Series 3, not Series 1. So, I am labeling (in my own personal checklist, not here) the series as follows:
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Probably the worst-looking designs from the 1948-1955 bowman collection. Although color was added, the backgrounds were also removed. | ||
External Links |
- BaseballCardPedia: 1949 Bowman (R-406-3)
- Cardboard Connection: 1949 Bowman
- PSA Article: 1949 Bowman Baseball Complete Set: 240 or 252 Cards?
- PSA Article: Collecting the 1949 Bowman Baseball Set
- PSA POP Report
- PSA Price Guide: 1949 Bowman
- Sports Collectors Daily: 1949 Bowman Baseball Set Was a Bold Move
- Sports Collectors Daily: A Look at the Evolution of Early Bowman Baseball Cards
