Card, Baseball
Object number2011.107.2
Manufacturer
Bowman Gum, Inc.
Date1954
OriginUnited States of America
MediumPaper, cardboard
Credit LineGift of Emilia Boehm
DescriptionPittsburgh Pirates Carlos Bernier baseball card, rectangular. Front of card includes color image of Carlos Bernier gripping a baseball bat toward his proper right side. Player is wearing a white Pittsburgh Pirates jersey and is located outdoors at a baseball field.Dimensions2.5 x 3.75 in. (6.4 x 9.5 cm)InscriptionsBottom of front of card includes the player's facsimile autograph that reads: "Carlos Bernier" written in cursive with black lettering.
Back of card:
Text that reads: "CARLOS BERNIER" in black lettering.
To the right is text that reads: "NO. / 171" in black lettering.
Text includes player information written in black text.
The left center includes player statistics and details written in black text.
The right center includes statistics for the player's "BATTING RECORD" written in black text as well as statistics for the player's "FIELDING RECORD" written in black text. Bottom left includes the text: "Who is the only ex-outfielder of the 16 major league / managers?" written in black lettering. Bottom right includes the text written upside down: "Ans.: Charles Dillon / Stengel" in black lettering on a red background.
MarksOn back of card, top left is text "© B.G.H.L.I. PTD. IN U.S.A."
Historical Notes1954 Bowman Carlos Bernier baseball card.
Related person
Carlos Eugene Bernier Rodríguez
(Puerto Rican, 1927 - 1989)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related person
Charles Dillon Stengel
(1890 - 1975)
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