1950 Bowman Baseball Card Set Guide
Set Description
In 1950, Bowman made a big change to the design of their cards. Instead of using real photographs, they used color art reproductions of photographs. This change led to some vibrant images. The fronts do not contain the name of the player, just the color reproduction. Backs contain standard information such as player name, biography, and team. Bowman also increased the size of the set from 240 to 252. The set contains all the major stars from that time frame, although the world was still 1 year away from Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays being included. The most valuable cards in the set are Jackie Robinson and Ted Williams. Bob Feller, Warren Spahn, Pee Wee Reese, Yogi Berra, and Duke Snider are also included. Unlike most other sets from the 1950s, cards in series 1 and 2 (#1-72) are scarer and more valuable than the "high number" later series.
Set Information
Manufacturer: Bowman
Year: 1950
Cards in Set: 252
Card Size: 2-1/16" x 2-1/2"
Series
Series 1: 1-36
Series 2: 37-72
Series 3: 73-108
Series 4: 109-144
Series 5: 145-180
Series 6: 181-215
Series 7: 217-252
Notes
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Series 1 & 2 (#1-72) are scarer and more valuable than the other series
Key Rookie Cards
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Don Newcombe (#23)
Errors and Variations
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Cards #181-252 can be found with or without the copyright line at the bottom of the cards. The "without" version is less common
Key Cards/Hall of Famers
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Bob Feller (#6)
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Warren Spahn (#19)
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Pee Wee Reese (#21)
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Jackie Robinson (#22)
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Yogi Berra (#46)
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Duke snider (#77)
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Ted Williams (#98)
Subsets
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None
1950 Bowman Baseball Checklist
1 Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox RC
2 Vern Stephens - Boston Red Sox
3 Dom DiMaggio - Boston Red Sox
4 Gus Zernial - Chicago White Sox RC
5 Bob Kuzava - Chicago White Sox RC
6 Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians
7 Jim Hegan - Cleveland Indians
8 George Kell - Detroit Tigers
9 Vic Wertz - Detroit Tigers
10 Tommy Henrich - New York Yankees
11 Phil Rizzuto - New York Yankees
12 Joe Page - New York Yankees
13 Ferris Fain - Philadelphia Athletics
14 Alex Kellner - Philadelphia Athletics
15 Al Kozar - Washington Senators
16 Roy Sievers - St. Louis Browns RC
17 Sid Hudson - Washington Senators
18 Eddie Robinson - Washington Senators RC
19 Warren Spahn - Boston Braves
20 Bob Elliott - Boston Braves
21 Pee Wee Reese - Brooklyn Dodgers
22 Jackie Robinson - Brooklyn Dodgers
23 Don Newcombe - Brooklyn Dodgers RC
24 Johnny Schmitz - Chicago Cubs
25 Hank Sauer - Chicago Cubs
26 Grady Hatton - Cincinnati Reds
27 Herm Wehmeier - Cincinnati Reds
28 Bobby Thomson - New York Giants
29 Eddie Stanky - New York Giants
30 Eddie Waitkus - Philadelphia Phillies
31 Del Ennis - Philadelphia Phillies
32 Robin Roberts - Philadelphia Phillies
33 Ralph Kiner - Pittsburgh Pirates
34 Murry Dickson - Pittsburgh Pirates
35 Enos Slaughter - St. Louis Cardinals
36 Eddie Kazak - St. Louis Cardinals RC
37 Luke Appling - Chicago White Sox
38 Bill Wight - Chicago White Sox RC
39 Larry Doby - Cleveland Indians
40 Bob Lemon - Cleveland Indians
41 Walter Evers - Detroit Tigers
42 Art Houtteman - Detroit Tigers RC
43 Bobby Doerr - Boston Red Sox
44 Joe Dobson - Boston Red Sox
45 Al Zarilla - Boston Red Sox
46 Yogi Berra - New York Yankees
47 Jerry Coleman - New York Yankees
48 Lou Brissie - Philadelphia Athletics
49 Elmer Valo - Philadelphia Athletics
50 Dick Kokos - St. Louis Browns
51 Ned Garver - St. Louis Browns
52 Sam Mele - Washington Senators
53 Clyde Vollmer - Washington Senators RC
54 Gil Coan - Washington Senators
55 Buddy Kerr - Boston Braves
56 Del Crandall - Boston Braves RC
57 Vern Bickford - Boston Braves
58 Carl Furillo - Brooklyn Dodgers
59 Ralph Branca - Brooklyn Dodgers
60 Andy Pafko - Chicago Cubs
61 Bob Rush - Chicago Cubs RC
62 Ted Kluszewski - Cincinnati Reds
63 Ewell Blackwell - Cincinnati Reds
64 Alvin Dark - New York Giants
65 Dave Koslo - New York Giants
66 Larry Jansen - New York Giants
67 Willie Jones - Philadelphia Phillies
68 Curt Simmons - Philadelphia Phillies
69 Wally Westlake - Pittsburgh Pirates
70 Bob Chesnes - Pittsburgh Pirates
71 Red Schoendienst - St. Louis Cardinals
72 Howie Pollet - St. Louis Cardinals
73 Willard Marshall - Boston Braves
74 Johnny Antonelli - Boston Braves RC
75 Roy Campanella - Brooklyn Dodgers
76 Rex Barney - Brooklyn Dodgers
77 Duke Snider - Brooklyn Dodgers
78 Mickey Owen - Chicago Cubs
79 Johnny Vander Meer - Chicago Cubs
80 Howie Fox - Cincinnati Reds RC
81 Ron Northey - Cincinnati Reds
82 Whitey Lockman - New York Giants
83 Sheldon Jones - New York Giants
84 Richie Ashburn - Philadelphia Phillies
85 Ken Heintzelman - Philadelphia Phillies
86 Stan Rojek - Pittsburgh Pirates
87 Bill Werle - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
88 Marty Marion - St. Louis Cardinals
89 Red Munger - St. Louis Cardinals
90 Harry Brecheen - St. Louis Cardinals
91 Cass Michaels - Chicago White Sox
92 Hank Majeski - Chicago White Sox
93 Gene Bearden - Cleveland Indians
94 Lou Boudreau - Cleveland Indians
95 Aaron Robinson - Detroit Tigers
96 Virgil Trucks - Detroit Tigers
97 Maurice McDermott - Boston Red Sox RC
98 Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox
99 Billy Goodman - Boston Red Sox
100 Vic Raschi - New York Yankees
101 Bobby Brown - New York Yankees
102 Billy Johnson - New York Yankees
103 Eddie Joost - Philadelphia Athletics
104 Sam Chapman - Philadelphia Athletics
105 Bob Dillinger - Philadelphia Athletics
106 Cliff Fannin - St. Louis Browns
107 Sam Dente - Washington Senators RC
108 Ray Scarborough - Washington Senators
109 Sid Gordon - Boston Braves
110 Tommy Holmes - Boston Braves
111 Walker Cooper - Boston Braves
112 Gil Hodges - Brooklyn Dodgers
113 Gene Hermanski - Brooklyn Dodgers
114 Wayne Terwilliger - Chicago Cubs RC
115 Roy Smalley - Chicago Cubs
116 Virgil Stallcup - Cincinnati Reds
117 Bill Rigney - New York Giants
118 Clint Hartung - New York Giants
119 Dick Sisler - Philadelphia Phillies
120 Jocko Thompson - Philadelphia Phillies
121 Andy Seminick - Philadelphia Phillies
122 Johnny Hopp - Pittsburgh Pirates
123 Dino Restelli - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
124 Clyde McCullough - Pittsburgh Pirates
125 Del Rice - St. Louis Cardinals RC
126 Al Brazle - St. Louis Cardinals
127 Dave Philley - Chicago White Sox
128 Phil Masi - Chicago White Sox
129 Joe Gordon - Cleveland Indians
130 Dale Mitchell - Cleveland Indians
131 Steve Gromek - Cleveland Indians
132 James Vernon - Cleveland Indians
133 Don Kolloway - Detroit Tigers
134 Dizzy Trout - Detroit Tigers
135 Pat Mullin - Detroit Tigers
136 Buddy Rosar - Boston Red Sox
137 Johnny Pesky - Boston Red Sox
138 Allie Reynolds - New York Yankees
139 Johnny Mize - New York Yankees
140 Pete Suder - Philadelphia Athletics RC
141 Joe Coleman - Philadelphia Athletics RC
142 Sherm Lollar - St. Louis Browns RC
143 Bud Stewart - Washington Senators
144 Al Evans - Washington Senators
145 Jack Graham - St. Louis Browns RC
146 Floyd Baker - Chicago White Sox
147 Mike Garcia - Cleveland Indians RC
148 Early Wynn - Cleveland Indians
149 Bob Swift - Detroit Tigers
150 George Vico - Detroit Tigers
151 Fred Hutchinson - Detroit Tigers
152 Ellis Kinder - Boston Red Sox RC
153 Walt Masterson - Boston Red Sox
154 Gus Niarhos - New York Yankees
155 Spec Shea - New York Yankees
156 Fred Sanford - New York Yankees
157 Mike Guerra - Philadelphia Athletics
158 Paul Lehner - Philadelphia Athletics
159 Joe Tipton - Philadelphia Athletics
160 Mickey Harris - Washington Senators
161 Sherry Robertson - Washington Senators RC
162 Eddie Yost - Washington Senators
163 Earl Torgeson - Boston Braves
164 Sibby Sisti - Boston Braves
165 Bruce Edwards - Brooklyn Dodgers
166 Joe Hatten - Brooklyn Dodgers
167 Preacher Roe - Brooklyn Dodgers
168 Bob Scheffing - Cincinnati Reds
169 Hank Edwards - Chicago Cubs
170 Dutch Leonard - Chicago Cubs
171 Harry Gumbert - Pittsburgh Pirates
172 Peanuts Lowrey - Cincinnati Reds
173 Lloyd Merriman - Cincinnati Reds RC
174 Hank Thompson - New York Giants RC
175 Monte Kennedy - New York Giants
176 Sylvester Donnelly - Philadelphia Phillies
177 Hank Borowy - Philadelphia Phillies
178 Ed Fitz Gerald - Pittsburgh Pirates
179 Chuck Diering - St. Louis Cardinals RC
180 Harry Walker - St. Louis Cardinals
181 Marino Pieretti - Cleveland Indians
182 Sam Zoldak - Cleveland Indians
183 Mickey Haefner - Chicago White Sox
184 Randy Gumpert - Chicago White Sox
185 Howie Judson - Chicago White Sox
186 Ken Keltner - Boston Red Sox
187 Lou Stringer - Boston Red Sox
188 Earl Johnson - Boston Red Sox
189 Owen Friend - St. Louis Browns
190 Ken Wood - St. Louis Browns
191 Dick Starr - St. Louis Browns
192 Bob Chipman - Boston Braves
193 Pete Reiser - Boston Braves
194 Billy Cox - Brooklyn Dodgers
195 Phil Cavarretta - Chicago Cubs
196 Doyle Lade - Chicago Cubs
197 Johnny Wyrostek - Cincinnati Reds
198 Danny Litwhiler - Cincinnati Reds
199 Jack Kramer - New York Giants
200 Kirby Higbe - New York Giants
201 Pete Castiglione - Pittsburgh Pirates
202 Cliff Chambers - Pittsburgh Pirates
203 Danny Murtaugh - Pittsburgh Pirates
204 Granny Hamner - Philadelphia Phillies RC
205 Mike Goliat - Philadelphia Phillies
206 Stan Lopata - Philadelphia Phillies
207 Max Lanier - St. Louis Cardinals
208 Jim Hearn - St. Louis Cardinals
209 Johnny Lindell - St. Louis Cardinals
210 Ted Gray - Detroit Tigers
211 Charlie Keller - Detroit Tigers
212 Jerry Priddy - Detroit Tigers
213 Carl Scheib - Philadelphia Athletics
214 Dick Fowler - Philadelphia Athletics
215 Ed Lopat - New York Yankees
216 Bob Porterfield - New York Yankees
217 Casey Stengel - New York Yankees
218 Cliff Mapes - New York Yankees
219 Hank Bauer - New York Yankees RC
220 Leo Durocher - New York Giants
221 Don Mueller - New York Giants RC
222 Bobby Morgan - Brooklyn Dodgers
223 Jim Russell - Brooklyn Dodgers
224 Jack Banta - Brooklyn Dodgers
225 Eddie Sawyer - Philadelphia Phillies
226 Jim Konstanty - Philadelphia Phillies RC
227 Bob Miller - Philadelphia Phillies
228 Bill Nicholson - Philadelphia Phillies
229 Frankie Frisch - Chicago Cubs
230 Bill Serena - Chicago Cubs
231 Preston Ward - Chicago Cubs
232 Al Rosen - Cleveland Indians RC
233 Allie Clark - Cleveland Indians
234 Bobby Shantz - Philadelphia Athletics RC
235 Tookie Gilbert - New York Giants
236 Bob Cain - Chicago White Sox
237 Bill Salkeld - Chicago White Sox
238 Vernal Jones - St. Louis Cardinals
239 Bill Howerton - St. Louis Cardinals
240 Eddie Lake - Detroit Tigers
241 Neil Berry - Detroit Tigers
242 Dick Kryhoski - Detroit Tigers
243 Johnny Groth - Detroit Tigers
244 Dale Coogan - Pittsburgh Pirates
245 Al Papai - Boston Red Sox
246 Walt Dropo - Boston Red Sox RC
247 Irv Noren - Washington Senators RC
248 Sam Jethroe - Boston Braves RC
249 George Stirnweiss - St. Louis Browns
250 Ray Coleman - St. Louis Browns
251 Les Moss - St. Louis Browns
252 Billy DeMars - St. Louis Browns RC