"Hank capped a long career in baseball in 1952 by having his best season in the majors and winning the title of National League's Most Valuable Player. He was the co-holder of the home run title with 37 and he led in runs batted in with 121.
He has been in baseball since 1937, shuttling between the majors and the minors. His previous major league club was Cincinnati."
-1953 Bowman No. 48
"The Most Valuable Player in the National League in 1952, power-hitting Hank led the league in RBI's and tied for the home run championship. He's never hit less than 30 homers since coming up to the Reds to stick in '48. He knocked 35 that year, 31 in '49, 32 in '50 and 30 in '51.
Hank started his career in 1937. After three trials, he made the majors after slamming 50 home runs and batting .336 for Syracuse in '47. The Cubs obtained him from the Reds in June of '49."
-1953 Topps No. 111
"A powerful slugger, Hank had a great year in 1952 and was rewarded for his work by being named the National League's Most Valuable Player. His 37 homers tied him for the top spot in the league and he led in runs batted in with 121. He also had 31 doubles and he batted .270 for 151 games.
Hank has been in baseball since 1937."
-1953 Red Man No. NL-16
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