1948 Bowman Baseball Card Set Guide
Set Description
1948 was Bowman's first attempt at releasing a baseball card set. It is small in card size and set size, as cards were smaller than today's standard size, and only 48 cards were included in the set. The design of the cards is rather basic, as front include only a black and white image (no names), and backs contain the player's name, position, and biography. While this set is small in size, it is loaded with rookies. It includes 1st year cards of hall of famers such as Yogi Berra, Stan Musial, and Warren Spahn, just to name a few.
Set Information
Manufacturer: Bowman
Year: 1948
Cards in Set: 48
Card Size: 2-1/16" x 2-1/2"
Series
Series 1: 1-48
Notes
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12 cards from #1-36 were short printed, as they were removed from the 36 card printing plate to make room for cards #37-48
Errors and Variations
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No significant errors/variations
Key Rookie Cards
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Ralph Kiner (#3)
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Yogi Berra (#6)
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Phil Rizzuto (#8)
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Warren Spahn (#18)
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Stan Musial (#36)
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Red Schoendienst (#38)
Key Cards/Hall of Famers
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Bob Feller (#5)
Subsets
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None
1948 Bowman Baseball Checklist
1 Bob Elliott RC
2 Ewell Blackwell RC
3 Ralph Kiner RC
4 Johnny Mize
5 Bob Feller
6 Yogi Berra RC
7 Pete Reiser SP
8 Phil Rizzuto RC SP
9 Walker Cooper
10 Buddy Rosar
11 Johnny Lindell
12 Johnny Sain RC
13 Willard Marshall SP
14 Allie Reynolds RC
15 Eddie Joost
16 Jack Lohrke SP
17 Enos Slaughter
18 Warren Spahn RC
19 Tommy Henrich
20 Buddy Kerr SP
21 Ferris Fain RC
22 Floyd Bevens RC SP
23 Larry Jansen RC
24 Dutch Leonard SP
25 Barney McCosky
26 Frank Shea RC SP
27 Sid Gordon
28 Emil Verban SP
29 Joe Page RC SP
30 Whitey Lockman RC SP
31 Bill McCahan
32 Bill Rigney
33 Bill Johnson
34 Sheldon Jones SP
35 Snuffy Stirnweiss RC
36 Stan Musial RC
37 Clint Hartung RC
38 Red Schoendienst RC
39 Augie Galan
40 Marty Marion RC
41 Rex Barney RC
42 Ray Poat
43 Bruce Edwards
44 Johnny Wyrostek
45 Hank Sauer RC
46 Herman Wehmeier
47 Bobby Thomson RC
48 Dave Koslo RC