"Jackie was traded from the Senators to the Red Sox in late 1953. With Washington in 1953 he was in 147 games and he batted .266. He had 32 doubles and he drove in 84 runs.
An All-American football player at the University of California, Jackie made a 70-yard touchdown run in the 1949 Rose Bowl. He was signed by Oakland and purchased by the Yankees with Billy Martin, in one of the Yankees' biggest rookie deals. Washington got him from New York."
-1954 Bowman No. 2
"Fleetfooted Jackie placed third in the American League stolen base department in 1953.
Breaking in with Oakland as a bonus player in 1949, he hit .261 and was purchased by the Yankees in 1950. Playing only part time, Jackie hit .298 in 56 games for New York and was sent to Kansas City in '51. In '52 he went to the Senators and joins the Red Sox for '54.
In 1948 Jackie was a line-busting All-American fullback at the University of California. He gave up football and today is a fence-busting outfielder for the Boston Red Sox."
-1954 Topps No. 80
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