Release Date: January 1, 1948
1948 Bowman Baseball
1948 Bowman Baseball
- 1948 Bowman Baseball marks the first time the company made a set of cards for the sport. The checklist might be small and the design plain, but it’s a landmark release for numerous reasons including several key rookie cards.
- The set has just 48 cards, 12 of which are short prints. Top rookies in the set feature a trio of all-time greats: Stan Musial, Warren Spahn and Yogi Berra. Other rookies in 1948 include Red Schoendienst, Phil Rizzuto, Ralph Kiner and Bobby Thomson.
- Measuring 2 1/16″ by 2 1/2″, cards are smaller than today’s standard size. Photos are very plain. Done in black and white, players are shown with largely boring waist-up shots that are tightly cropped and show little personality. There are a few exceptions but not many.
- Key Rookie Cards: Bob Feller, Stan Musial, Yogi Berra, Ralph Kiner, Warren Spahn, Enos Slaughter.
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St. Louis Cardinals (1900-)
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48 card set.
RC - Rookie Card
SP - Short Print (a card that was printed in lesser quantity compared to the other cards in the same series)
UER - Uncorrected Error
VAR - Variation
| # | Player | Team | Notes |
| 5a | Bob Feller | Cleveland Indians (1915-2021) | RC - VAR: no white slashes or boxes on front |
| 5b | Bob Feller | Cleveland Indians (1915-2021) | RC - VAR: Two White Slashes on Front |
| 5c | Bob Feller | Cleveland Indians (1915-2021) | RC - VAR: Two White Boxes on Front |
| 1 | Bob Elliott | Boston Braves (1941-1952) | RC |
| 2 | Ewell Blackwell | Cincinnati Reds (1890-1952) | RC |
| 3 | Ralph Kiner | Pittsburgh Pirates (1891-) | RC |
| 4 | Johnny Mize | New York Giants (1883-1957) | RC |
| 6 | Larry "Yogi" Berra | New York Yankees (1913-) | RC |
| 7 | Pete Reiser | Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) | RC - SP |
| 8 | Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto | New York Yankees (1913-) | RC - SP |
| 9 | Walker Cooper | New York Giants (1883-1957) | RC |
| 10 | Buddy Rosar | Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) | RC |
| 11 | Johnny Lindell | New York Yankees (1913-) | RC |
| 12 | Johnny Sain | Boston Braves (1941-1952) | RC |
| 13 | Willard Marshall | New York Giants (1883-1957) | RC - SP |
| 14 | Allie Reynolds | New York Yankees (1913-) | RC |
| 15 | Eddie Joost | Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) | |
| 16 | Jack Lohrke | New York Giants (1883-1957) | RC - SP |
| 17 | Enos Slaughter | St. Louis Cardinals (1900-) | RC |
| 18 | Warren Spahn | Boston Braves (1941-1952) | RC |
| 19 | Tommy Henrich | New York Yankees (1913-) | |
| 20 | Buddy Kerr | New York Giants (1883-1957) | RC - SP |
| 21 | Ferris Fain | Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) | RC |
| 22 | Floyd "Bill" Bevens | New York Yankees (1913-) | RC - SP - UER: Last name misspelled "Bevins" on back |
| 23 | Larry Jansen | New York Giants (1883-1957) | RC |
| 24 | Emil "Dutch" Leonard | Philadelphia Phillies (1883-) | SP |
| 25 | Barney McCosky | Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) | UER: Last name misspelled "McCoskey" on back |
| 26 | Frank Shea | New York Yankees (1913-) | RC - SP |
| 27 | Sid Gordon | New York Giants (1883-1957) | RC |
| 28 | Emil Verban | Philadelphia Phillies (1883-) | RC - SP |
| 29 | Joe Page | New York Yankees (1913-) | RC - SP |
| 30 | Whitey Lockman | New York Giants (1883-1957) | RC - SP |
| 31 | Bill McCahan | Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) | RC |
| 32 | Bill Rigney | New York Giants (1883-1957) | RC |
| 33 | Billy "The Bull" Johnson | New York Yankees (1913-) | RC |
| 34 | Sheldon Jones | New York Giants (1883-1957) | RC - SP |
| 35 | George Stirnweiss | New York Yankees (1913-) | RC |
| 36 | Stan Musial | St. Louis Cardinals (1900-) | RC |
| 37 | Clint Hartung | New York Giants (1883-1957) | RC |
| 38 | Al "Red" Schoendienst | St. Louis Cardinals (1900-) | RC |
| 39 | Augie Galan | Cincinnati Reds (1890-1952) | RC |
| 40 | Marty Marion | St. Louis Cardinals (1900-) | RC |
| 41 | Rex Barney | Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) | RC |
| 42 | Ray Poat | New York Giants (1883-1957) | RC |
| 43 | Bruce Edwards | Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) | RC |
| 44 | Johnny Wyrostek | Cincinnati Reds (1890-1952) | RC |
| 45 | Hank Sauer | Cincinnati Reds (1890-1952) | RC |
| 46 | Herman Wehmeier | Cincinnati Reds (1890-1952) | RC |
| 47 | Bobby Thomson | New York Giants (1883-1957) | RC |
| 48 | George "Dave" Koslo | New York Giants (1883-1957) | RC |