1950 Bowman Baseball Card #166 – Words on back of Card as follows: Born: Bancroft Iowa Nov 7 1917 – 5-ft 11-inches, 175 lbs The lean lefty had a 12-8 record for the 1949 pennant winners. His best season in the majors was when he won 17, and lost 8, for a .680 percentage. Played 4 seasons in the minors. Was scheduled to join the Dodgers in 1943, but military duty intervened. Joe Hatten was out of the service in time to join ‘dem Bums’ for the ’46 season. |