1948 Bowman Baseball Checklist

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.

KEY CARDS