‘50-‘52 Bowman cards are little works of art. Here we have Senators first baseman Mickey Vernon, who had a career year in 1946, when he returned from two years of military service to win the batting title (.353), to go along with 207 hits, 51 doubles, and a .403 OBP…
“If I was pitching and it was the ninth inning and we had a two-run lead with the bases loaded and Mickey Vernon was up, I’d walk him and pitch to the next man.” - Satchel Paige
“Mickey Vernon was the best first baseman in major-league baseball for most of the years of his long career.” - Bob Feller
“I pitched him more carefully than anyone else. He’s not one of those powerful guys always looking down a pitcher’s throat, but he’s always ready. And he’s always guarding the dish. You pitch him outside, and he hits to left. You pitch him inside, and he can put it out of the park.” - Allie Reynolds
(Quotes from SABR Bio, written by Rich Westcott)
