1953 Bowman #36: Mr. White Sox -- Minnie Minoso
 

Orestes "Minnie" Minoso. "The Cuban Comet". "Mr. White Sox". Left fielder for the Chicago White Sox in 1951-1957, 1960-1961, 1964, 1976, and 1980. In 1958, first black player to play for the Chicago White Sox. Career .298 batting average. 1,963 hits and 186 home runs in 17 MLB seasons. 9-time All-Star. 3-time Gold Glove. 3-time AL stolen base leader. Inducted to MLB Hall of Fame in 2022. Chicago White Sox #9 Retired. Also starred for the New York Cubans in the Negro Leagues. First Black Cuban in MLB.

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#36 Orestes "Minnie" Minoso

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Minnie Minoso

My 2 Minnies.

A pilferer

#37 Jim Wilson

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Jim Wilson

Traveler Jim

Harry Byrd

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#38 Harry Byrd




Phil aka Tere1071

Highly regarded Harry

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Even out of order that card looks nice Mike :)

Why is everybody posting all these Harry Byrd pics? Let's get a Mantle in there dammit!

Paul Richards

I wonder which Bowman card Paul treasured most

Though somewhat forgotten now, Paul Richards was very influential as a manager and later general manager in the 50s, 60s, and into the 70s.

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1953 Bowman Color #40: Larry Doby
 

Larry Doby. Center Fielder for the Cleveland Indians in 1947-1955 and 1958 and the Chicago White Sox in 1956-1957 and 1959. In 1947, first black player to play for the Cleveland Indians. 1,515 hits and 253 home runs in 13 MLB seasons. 7-time All-Star. 1948 World Series champion. 2-time AL Home Run leader. 1954 AL RBI leader. 1998 MLB Hall of Fame. Cleveland Indians #4 retired. Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame. Managed Chicago White Sox in 1978. Second black player in MLB. First black player in the American League.

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Larry Doby

In his pre-tuxedo days, Larry Doby, card #40

Great ballplayer but he should have worn a cap for that 59 Topps card

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Sammy White

Even though I have completed my 1953 Bowman Color set, I'm still learning its intricacies. For example, when shopping for #41 Sammy White I noticed that it was more expensive than other ungraded commons in excellent or better condition. Well, here is #41 Sammy White

Crawled to home plate on June 11, 1952. Which surely pissed off Satchel Paige

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Tommy Brown

#42 Tommy Brown. He is one of the few players still alive in this set.

Maybe because he was only 16 when he first played for the Dodgers

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Mike Garcia

#43 Mike "The Bear" Garcia

Mexican Mike was part of the Indians ( can we still say that ?) big four rotation with Feller, Lemon and Wynn

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#44 I purchased this before I found out about GAI's reputation.

Bauer, Berra and Mantle

This is one of my favorites: Mick is such a rook next to those vets.

Bauer showed some foresight in positioning himself for the photo

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