1952 Bowman
1952 · Bowman Gum, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA)
252-card 1952 Bowman set with painted color portraits. Key cards include Mickey Mantle (#101) and Willie Mays (#218).
Key Facts
- Release
- 1952
- Manufacturer
- Bowman Gum, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA)
- Distribution
- One card plus gum per pack throughout the 1952 season
- Card stock
- Painted color portraits on cardstock, 2¹⁄₁₆″ × 3⅛″
- Series
- Issued in series; high numbers run to #252
- Total cards
- 252
Key Cards
Mickey Mantle (#101)
Mantle’s second-year Bowman and a set centerpiece.
Willie Mays (#218)
Mays just before his military service — a key high number.
Yogi Berra (#1)
The set’s lead card.
Stan Musial (#196)
The Man in his perennial-MVP prime — a tough Bowman to find.
Roy Campanella (#44)
Dodgers MVP backstop.
Duke Snider (#116)
Brooklyn’s center-field star.
Pee Wee Reese (#8)
Dodgers captain at shortstop.
Bob Feller (#43)
Cleveland’s Hall of Fame ace.
Ralph Kiner (#11)
Seven-time NL home run champ.
Warren Spahn (#156)
Braves Hall of Fame lefty.
Robin Roberts (#4)
Phillies ace.
Phil Rizzuto (#52)
Yankees Scooter.