Johnny Antonelli 1986 Card Collectors 1950 Bowman (Reprint) Baseball Card Back
Description
A 1986 Card Collectors 1950 Bowman (Reprint) baseball card of Johnny Antonelli. The back of card number 74 in the set reads, "Johnny Antonelli Pitcher - Boston Braves Born : Rochester, N. Y., April 12, 1930 Height : 6-1 Weight : 180 Bats : Left Throws : Left Won 3 and lost 7 in 1949. Nine major league scouts once came to see Johnny pitch a high school game. He obliged by hurling a no-hitter and striking out 17 batters. In high school he pitched 3 no-hitters and 5 1-hitters, striking out 231 batters in 103 innings, giving up only 36 hits. Braves landed him with a big bonus. He joined them late in 1948. No. 74 in the 1950 Series of Baseball Picture Cards Reprint © 1950 Bowman Gum, Inc., Phila., Pa., U.S.A." A circular Bowman logo is in the upper right corner. Text on the outside of the circle reads," Picture Card Collectors Club", and inside reads, "5 Star Bowman Series". Five stars are connected by their points and form a pentagon in the middle. See Bowman_Gum_Cards_001 for the front of the card.
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1986–1986