Description
This is a 1949 Bowman baseball card featuring Sam Chapman, an outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics. The card is number 112 in a series of 240 and includes biographical details about Chapman, such as his birthplace (Tiburon, California), his height (6'1''), weight (190 lbs), and batting/throwing preferences (right-handed). The card highlights Chapman's transition from being an All-American football player at the University of California to joining the Athletics after earning his degree in 1938. It recounts his outstanding performance against St. Louis in 1939, where he hit for the cycle in one game and followed it with two home runs in another. The card is ungraded but visually shows wear consistent with fair condition, including rounded corners, creasing, and surface wear. This vintage collectible captures a piece of baseball history from the late 1940s.
