"Gerry Priddy of the Tigers has made a courageous comeback after breaking his leg last year. He was told by doctors last Christmas he would never play ball again but Priddy refused to believe them. 'I decided I had to get that broken leg out of my mind,' Priddy said, 'so the first thing I did when I threw away the crutches was to practice sliding. The first time was the hardest but when I got rid of that mental block, I knew I had the thing licked.'"
-Bob Addie, Washington Times-Herald (Baseball Digest, September 1953)
"Jerry came up to the Yankees from Kansas City in 1941 after four straight seasons of batting over .300 in the minors. He was traded to the Senators in '43, the Browns in '47 and to the Tigers in December of '49.
A great fielder, Jerry topped all second basemen in assists in '46, '50 and '51 and in putouts in '47, '48, '49 and '51. In 1950, he broke a 15-year-old major league record for second basemen by taking part in 150 double plays."
-1953 Topps No. 113
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