1951 Yankee Prospects of the Past

GENE BEARDEN
"Acquired by Detroit in April 1951, Gene began the 1950 season with Cleveland and was traded to Washington during the campaign. He was in 26 games in all with four wins and eight losses. One of the wins knocked the Red Sox from the pennant race.
Two seasons before, Gene's 20th win (20-7 for the season) clinched the pennant for Cleveland. During the war, Gene was badly wounded in the torpedoing of the Helena."

-1951 Bowman No. 284 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)


MILO CANDINI
"Milo is one of the Phillie's relief hurlers. In 18 games in 1950, he was involved in only one decision- a win. He had a 2.70 earned run average.
He won 21, lost 7, in his first year of organized ball. This was in 1937 and the club was El Paso. Milo first hit the majors with Washington in 1943 and remained with the Senators through 1948, with a year out for military service.
With Oakland most of 1949, Milo was drafted by the Phillies."

-1951 Bowman No. 255 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)


BILLY HITCHCOCK
"Billy hit .273 in 115 games for the 1950 A's. He also drove in 54 runs.
He began in baseball with Kansas City in 1939. He remained with the Blues until hitting the majors with the Tigers in 1942. Billy spent the next three years in military service.
In May 1946, Billy was switched from the Tigers to Washington. He was sold to the Browns in the winter of 1947, traded to the Red Sox the following November and traded to the Athletics for the 1950 season."

-1951 Bowman No. 191 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)


ELLIS KINDER
"Ellis hung up a 14-12 record in 48 appearances in 1950. He really hit his stride in 1949- his 11th season playing professional baseball. He won 23 games while losing only 6 for a .793 percentage- the best in the League. He hurled 19 complete games and appeared in 43.
Ellis was on the Brown's roster from 1945-47, though in military service in '45. He's been with the Red Sox since '48 when his record was 10-7."

-1951 Bowman No. 128 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)


CLYDE MCCULLOUGH
"Clyde was in 103 games for the Pirates in 1950. He hit.254 and batted in 34 runs.
Clyde's first pro experience was in 1935 with Lafayette of the Evangeline League. He came to the majors with the Cubs in 1940 and finished the season with Buffalo.
He returned to the Cubs in 1941 and remained with them until traded to the Pirates. His highest batting average was .287, compiled in 1942. Clyde was in military service for two years."

-1951 Bowman No. 94 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)


EDDIE SAWYER
"Until Eddie took over as manager of the sixth place Phillies on July 26, 1948, he had never been in the majors as a player or a manager. Yet in 1949 he led his hustling team to third place, and in 1950 to the pennant.
His playing career began in 1934 with Norfolk. As a playing manager at Amsterdam in 1939, he flashed a classy .369 batting average. Eddie was piloting the Toronto Maple Leafs when called to the Phillies."

-1951 Bowman No. 184 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)


PETE SUDER
"In 77 games in 1950, Pete batted .246 and drove in 35 runs with 61 hits. He had 10 doubles and hit eight home runs. In 1949, he batted .267 and drove in 75 runs.
Pete began in organized baseball in 1935 and came to the A's in 1941. He was in military service during the 1944 and 1945 seasons. In 1946, Pete hit .281 in 128 games.
He can play second, third and short. In 1947, he led the league's second basemen in fielding with a .984 percentage."

-1951 Bowman No. 154 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)