1952 Mother's Cookies, #37, PCL ⭐ Roy Welmaker - Negro League Great

Roy Welmaker was a star left-handed professional baseball pitcher who starred in the Negro leagues between 1932 and 1948, playing for the Homestead Grays and Philadelphia Stars.
He led the Negro National League in ERA in 1937, topped the league in wins in 1945, and helped guide the Grays to a Negro World Series championship in 1944.
Welmaker also showcased his talents internationally, winning the prestigious Pitching Triple Crown during the inaugural 1946 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season by leading in wins, strikeouts, and ERA.
Because full MLB integration happened so late in his career, he didn't get signed by an MLB organization until 1949, when he was already 35 years old.
His journey through integrated affiliated baseball included several notable stops including a stint in the Pacific Coast League with the Hollywood Stars.

1952 Mother's Cookies Pacific Coast League #40 ⭐ Artie Wilson - MLB Pioneer
MLB credits Artie as the last major leaguer to hit over .400 for an entire season.
Artie Wilson is a MLB Great Pioneer, starting his pro baseball career in the Negro Leagues before debuting with the NY Giants.
Artie Wilson batted .402 (with some analyses showing higher) for the Birmingham Black Barons in the Negro American League during the 1948 season.
If you consider yourself a pure baseball historian, I'd highly recommend trying to find an example fo this card.

1952 Mother’s Cookies #4, Chuck Connors ⭐️ Pop Icon
Chuck Connors was better known as the Rifleman.
Chuck starred in the American Western television series where he played rancher Lucas McCain. The show was filmed in black and white, in half-hour episodes and aired for 5 years on ABC from September 30, 1958, to April 8, 1963.

1952 Mother's Cookies #37, Roy Welmaker ⭐ Negro League Star
A celebration of Black History Month with a salute to Roy Welmaker.
Roy Welmaker, a left-handed pitcher, made his professional baseball debut in 1932, at 19 years-old, with the Atlanta Black Crackers.
Racism that plagued MLB before integration in 1947 deprived Roy Welmaker any chance of playing in the A.L./N.L.
He spent most of his prime playing years with the Homestead Grays, helping make them a dominant team in the Negro League, leading them to 3 Negro League World Series appearances alongside Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard.
He also played in Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and Mexican Leagues.
During World War II he missed 2 full years to serve in the U.S. Army (1943-45).
He played several years in the Pacific Coast League (PCL), which at the time was considered the "third" major league. He spent time with the San Diego Padres, Hollywood Stars, and Portland Beavers.

1952 Mother’s Cookies #4, Chuck Connors.
Better known as an actor, staring in the TV series "The Rifleman", Chuck Connors was also a professional baseball player.
He played in the Pacific Coast League and this Mother's Cookie card is the only playing days card that I know of for Chuck.
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