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1952 Bowman Baseball Card Set Guide

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Set Description 

Bowman cut back the 1952 set to 252 cards.  The design looks very similar to 1951, except each player's name is presented as a facsimile signature/autograph at the bottom border of the card.  The backs contain the same information as previous issues.  Unfortunately this set is overshadowed but the 1952 Topps set, but is a nice looking set with many stars.  Included in this Bowman offering are Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, and Yogi Berra, just to name a few.  It is lacking in rookies, with Minnie Minoso being the only notable rookie.  This year is notorious for cards being off centered and miscut.

Set Information

Manufacturer: Bowman

Year: 1952

Cards in Set: 252

Card Size: 2-1/16" x 3-1/8"

Series

"High Number" series: 217-252

Notes

  • The "high number" series cards (#217-252) are scarer and more valuable than other series.  

Errors and Variations

  • No significant errors/variations

Key Rookie Cards

  • Minnie Minoso (#5)

Key Cards/Hall of Famers

  • Yogi Berra (#1)

  • Pee Wee Reese (#8)

  • Roy Campanella (#44)

  • Mickey Mantle (#101)

  • Duke Snider (#116)

  • Stan Musial (#196)

  • Willie Mays (#218)

Subsets

  • None

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1952 Bowman Baseball Checklist

1 Yogi Berra - New York Yankees
2 Bobby Thomson - New York Giants
3 Fred Hutchinson - Detroit Tigers
4 Robin Roberts - Philadelphia Phillies
5 Minnie Minoso - Chicago White Sox RC
6 Virgil Stallcup - Cincinnati Reds
7 Mike Garcia - Cleveland Indians
8 Pee Wee Reese - Brooklyn Dodgers
9 Vern Stephens - Boston Red Sox
10 Bob Hooper - Philadelphia Athletics
11 Ralph Kiner - Pittsburgh Pirates
12 Max Surkont - Boston Braves RC
13 Cliff Mapes - Detroit Tigers
14 Cliff Chambers - St. Louis Cardinals
15 Sam Mele - Washington Senators
16 Turk Lown - Chicago Cubs RC
17 Ed Lopat - New York Yankees
18 Don Mueller - New York Giants
19 Bob Cain - St. Louis Browns
20 Willie Jones - Philadelphia Phillies
21 Nellie Fox - Chicago White Sox
22 Willard Ramsdell - Chicago Cubs
23 Bob Lemon - Cleveland Indians
24 Carl Furillo - Brooklyn Dodgers
25 Maurice McDermott - Boston Red Sox
26 Eddie Joost - Philadelphia Athletics
27 Joe Garagiola - Pittsburgh Pirates
28 Roy Hartsfield - Boston Braves
29 Ned Garver - St. Louis Browns
30 Red Schoendienst - St. Louis Cardinals
31 Eddie Yost - Washington Senators
32 Eddie Miksis - Chicago Cubs
33 Gil McDougald - New York Yankees RC
34 Alvin Dark - New York Giants
35 Granny Hamner - Philadelphia Phillies
36 Cass Michaels - Washington Senators
37 Vic Raschi - New York Yankees
38 Whitey Lockman - New York Giants
39 Vic Wertz - Detroit Tigers
40 Bubba Church - Philadelphia Phillies
41 Chico Carrasquel - Chicago White Sox
42 Johnny Wyrostek - Cincinnati Reds
43 Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians
44 Roy Campanella - Brooklyn Dodgers
45 Johnny Pesky - Boston Red Sox
46 Carl Scheib - Philadelphia Athletics
47 Pete Castiglione - Pittsburgh Pirates
48 Vern Bickford - Boston Braves
49 Jim Hearn - New York Giants
50 Jerry Staley - St. Louis Cardinals
51 Gil Coan - Washington Senators
52 Phil Rizzuto - New York Yankees
53 Richie Ashburn - Philadelphia Phillies
54 Billy Pierce - Chicago White Sox
55 Ken Raffensberger - Cincinnati Reds
56 Clyde King - Brooklyn Dodgers
57 Clyde Vollmer - Boston Red Sox
58 Hank Majeski - Philadelphia Athletics
59 Murry Dickson - Pittsburgh Pirates
60 Sid Gordon - Boston Braves
61 Tommy Byrne - St. Louis Browns
62 Joe Presko - St. Louis Cardinals RC
63 Irv Noren - Washington Senators
64 Roy Smalley - Chicago Cubs
65 Hank Bauer - New York Yankees
66 Sal Maglie - New York Giants
67 Johnny Groth - Detroit Tigers
68 Jim Busby - Chicago White Sox
69 Joe Adcock - Cincinnati Reds
70 Carl Erskine - Brooklyn Dodgers
71 Vern Law - Pittsburgh Pirates
72 Earl Torgeson - Boston Braves
73 Jerry Coleman - New York Yankees
74 Wes Westrum - New York Giants
75 George Kell - Detroit Tigers
76 Del Ennis - Philadelphia Phillies
77 Eddie Robinson - Chicago White Sox
78 Lloyd Merriman - Cincinnati Reds
79 Lou Brissie - Cleveland Indians
80 Gil Hodges - Brooklyn Dodgers
81 Billy Goodman - Boston Red Sox
82 Gus Zernial - Philadelphia Athletics
83 Howie Pollet - Pittsburgh Pirates
84 Sam Jethroe - Boston Braves
85 Marty Marion - St. Louis Browns
86 Cal Abrams - Brooklyn Dodgers
87 Mickey Vernon - Washington Senators
88 Bruce Edwards - Chicago Cubs
89 Billy Hitchcock - Philadelphia Athletics
90 Larry Jansen - New York Giants
91 Don Kolloway - Detroit Tigers
92 Eddie Waitkus - Philadelphia Phillies
93 Paul Richards - Chicago White Sox
94 Luke Sewell - Cincinnati Reds
95 Luke Easter - Cleveland Indians
96 Ralph Branca - Brooklyn Dodgers
97 Willard Marshall - Boston Braves
98 Jimmie Dykes - Philadelphia Athletics
99 Clyde McCullough - Pittsburgh Pirates
100 Sibby Sisti - Boston Braves
101 Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees
102 Peanuts Lowrey - St. Louis Cardinals
103 Joe Haynes - Washington Senators
104 Hal Jeffcoat - Chicago Cubs
105 Bobby Brown - New York Yankees
106 Randy Gumpert - Boston Red Sox
107 Del Rice - St. Louis Cardinals
108 George Metkovich - Pittsburgh Pirates
109 Tom Morgan - New York Yankees RC
110 Max Lanier - New York Giants
111 Walter Evers - Detroit Tigers
112 Smoky Burgess - Philadelphia Phillies
113 Al Zarilla - Chicago White Sox
114 Frank Hiller - Cincinnati Reds RC
115 Larry Doby - Cleveland Indians
116 Duke Snider - Brooklyn Dodgers
117 Bill Wight - Boston Red Sox
118 Ray Murray - Philadelphia Athletics RC
119 Bill Howerton - Pittsburgh Pirates
120 Chet Nichols - Boston Braves RC
121 Al Corwin - New York Giants RC
122 Billy Johnson - St. Louis Cardinals
123 Sid Hudson - Washington Senators
124 Birdie Tebbetts - Cleveland Indians
125 Howie Fox - Philadelphia Phillies
126 Phil Cavarretta - Chicago Cubs

127 Dick Sisler - Cincinnati Reds
128 Don Newcombe - Brooklyn Dodgers
129 Gus Niarhos - Boston Red Sox
130 Allie Clark - Philadelphia Athletics
131 Bob Swift - Detroit Tigers
132 Dave Cole - Boston Braves RC
133 Dick Kryhoski - St. Louis Browns
134 Al Brazle - St. Louis Cardinals
135 Mickey Harris - Washington Senators
136 Gene Hermanski - Chicago Cubs
137 Stan Rojek - St. Louis Browns
138 Ted Wilks - Pittsburgh Pirates
139 Jerry Priddy - Detroit Tigers
140 Ray Scarborough - Boston Red Sox
141 Hank Edwards - Cincinnati Reds
142 Early Wynn - Cleveland Indians
143 Sandy Consuegra - Washington Senators
144 Joe Hatten - Chicago Cubs
145 Johnny Mize - New York Yankees
146 Leo Durocher - New York Giants
147 Marlin Stuart - Detroit Tigers RC
148 Ken Heintzelman - Philadelphia Phillies
149 Howie Judson - Chicago White Sox
150 Herm Wehmeier - Cincinnati Reds
151 Al Rosen - Cleveland Indians
152 Billy Cox - Brooklyn Dodgers
153 Fred Hatfield - Boston Red Sox RC
154 Ferris Fain - Philadelphia Athletics
155 Billy Meyer - Pittsburgh Pirates
156 Warren Spahn - Boston Braves
157 Jim Delsing - St. Louis Browns
158 Bucky Harris - Washington Senators
159 Dutch Leonard - Chicago Cubs
160 Eddie Stanky - St. Louis Cardinals
161 Jackie Jensen - Washington Senators
162 Monte Irvin - New York Giants
163 Johnny Lipon - Detroit Tigers
164 Connie Ryan - Philadelphia Phillies
165 Saul Rogovin - Chicago White Sox RC
166 Bobby Adams - Cincinnati Reds
167 Bobby Avila - Cleveland Indians
168 Preacher Roe - Brooklyn Dodgers
169 Walt Dropo - Boston Red Sox
170 Joe Astroth - Philadelphia Athletics
171 Mel Queen - Pittsburgh Pirates
172 Ebba St. Claire - Boston Braves RC
173 Gene Bearden - St. Louis Browns
174 Mickey Grasso - Washington Senators
175 Ransom Jackson - Chicago Cubs RC
176 Harry Brecheen - St. Louis Cardinals
177 Gene Woodling - New York Yankees
178 Dave Williams - New York Giants RC
179 Pete Suder - Philadelphia Athletics
180 Ed Fitz Gerald - Pittsburgh Pirates
181 Joe Collins - New York Yankees RC
182 Dave Koslo - New York Giants
183 Pat Mullin - Detroit Tigers
184 Curt Simmons - Philadelphia Phillies
185 Bud Stewart - Chicago White Sox
186 Frank Smith - Cincinnati Reds RC
187 Jim Hegan - Cleveland Indians
188 Chuck Dressen - Brooklyn Dodgers
189 Jim Piersall - Boston Red Sox
190 Dick Fowler - Philadelphia Athletics
191 Bob Friend - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
192 John Cusick - Boston Braves RC
193 Bobby Young - St. Louis Browns RC
194 Bob Porterfield - Washington Senators
195 Frank Baumholtz - Chicago Cubs
196 Stan Musial - St. Louis Cardinals
197 Charlie Silvera - New York Yankees RC
198 Chuck Diering - New York Giants
199 Ted Gray - Detroit Tigers
200 Ken Silvestri - Philadelphia Phillies
201 Ray Coleman - Chicago White Sox
202 Harry Perkowski - Cincinnati Reds RC
203 Steve Gromek - Cleveland Indians
204 Andy Pafko - Brooklyn Dodgers
205 Walt Masterson - Boston Red Sox
206 Elmer Valo - Philadelphia Athletics
207 George Strickland - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
208 Walker Cooper - Boston Braves
209 Dick Littlefield - Detroit Tigers RC
210 Archie Wilson - Washington Senators RC
211 Paul Minner - Chicago Cubs RC
212 Solly Hemus - St. Louis Cardinals RC
213 Monte Kennedy - New York Giants
214 Ray Boone - Cleveland Indians
215 Sheldon Jones - Boston Braves
216 Matt Batts - Detroit Tigers
217 Casey Stengel - New York Yankees
218 Willie Mays - New York Giants
219 Neil Berry - Detroit Tigers
220 Russ Meyer - Philadelphia Phillies
221 Lou Kretlow - Chicago White Sox RC
222 Homer Howell - Cincinnati Reds
223 Harry Simpson - Cleveland Indians RC
224 Johnny Schmitz - Brooklyn Dodgers
225 Del Wilber - Boston Red Sox RC
226 Alex Kellner - Philadelphia Athletics
227 Clyde Sukeforth - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
228 Bob Chipman - Boston Braves
229 Hank Arft - St. Louis Browns
230 Spec Shea - Washington Senators
231 Dee Fondy - Chicago Cubs RC
232 Enos Slaughter - St. Louis Cardinals
233 Bob Kuzava - New York Yankees
234 Freddie Fitzsimmons - New York Giants
235 Steve Souchock - Detroit Tigers RC
236 Tommy Brown - Chicago Cubs
237 Sherm Lollar - Chicago White Sox
238 Roy McMillan - Cincinnati Reds RC
239 Dale Mitchell - Cleveland Indians
240 Billy Loes - Brooklyn Dodgers RC
241 Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox
242 Everett Kell - Philadelphia Athletics RC
243 Red Munger - Pittsburgh Pirates
244 Lew Burdette - Boston Braves RC
245 George Schmees - St. Louis Browns RC
246 Jerry Snyder - Washington Senators RC
247 John Pramesa - Chicago Cubs
248 Bill Werle - St. Louis Cardinals
249 Hank Thompson - New York Giants
250 Ivan Delock - Boston Red Sox RC
251 Jack Lohrke - Philadelphia Phillies
252 Frankie Crosetti - New York Yankees

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