"The cocky little manager of the Dodgers led them to a pennant in 1952, after losing one in 1951 in the third play-off game with the Giants.
Charlie has been in baseball since 1919. As a player, he spent the majority of his major league career with the Cincinnati Reds and managed them from 1934 through 1937. He was a coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers for many years, then went to the Yankees as a coach.
After managing Oakland in 1949 and 1950, Charlie came back to the majors as Dodger manager in 1951."
-1953 Bowman No. 124
"Chuck's Dodgers won the National League pennant in 1952 after missing out in the playoffs in 1951.
Chuck played third base through most of his active playing career which started with Moline in 1919 and ended with the Giants in 1933. He managed Nashville for four years, Cincinnati for four years and Oakland for two years. Chuck was a Dodger coach from 1939-46 and a Yankee coach in 1947 and '48."
-1953 Topps No. 50
"In his second season as manager of the Dodgers, Charlie brought a pennant to Brooklyn. All baseball fans know he lost the pennant the previous year in the third and last play-off game after the Dodgers finished the regular season tied with the Giants.
He started playing baseball in 1919. He also managed the Cincinnati Reds."
-1953 Red Man No. NL-1
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