"Son of Herman Pillette, a former Reds and Tigers pitcher and Pirate scout, 'Dee' came to the Browns from the Yankees in June 1950. Breaking with Newark in 1946, the former Santa Clara University star got his first big league trial with the Yankees in 1949 and had a 2-4 record. He was sent to Kansas City for 1950 and when he was traded the Browns brought him up.
At St. Louis in 1950 he had a 3-5 mark, pitching well at season's end."
-1952 Topps No. 82
Thursday, June 13, 2019
1952 Yankee of the Past: Jack Phillips
"The Clarkson College graduate has played first base, third base and shortstop in his pro career, and in 1950 even pitched five innings for the Pirates. 'Stretch' started in the Yankees' system and had a trial in '47. In 45 games as a Yankee in 1949, he hit .308 and was sold to the Pirates in August.
A Navy veteran, Jack hit .232 for the Pirates in 18 games in '49 and boosted his average to .293 in '50. He was sold to the Hollywood Stars in May 1952.
He's a smooth-fielding first baseman."
-1952 Topps No. 240
A Navy veteran, Jack hit .232 for the Pirates in 18 games in '49 and boosted his average to .293 in '50. He was sold to the Hollywood Stars in May 1952.
He's a smooth-fielding first baseman."
-1952 Topps No. 240
Thursday, June 6, 2019
1952 Yankee of the Past: Cuddles Marshall
"'Cuddles' exchanged his baseball flannels for a military uniform in 1951 and isn't expected to be back in baseball this year.
After posting a 12-9 record at Kansas City in 1945, his second year in organized ball, he joined the Yankees in '46 and had a 3-4 mark. Sent to Kansas City in '47, he was recalled from Newark at the end of the '48 season. With the Yankees in 1949, he won 3 and lost 0. Traded to the Browns, he had a 1-3 record in 1950."
-1952 Topps No. 174
After posting a 12-9 record at Kansas City in 1945, his second year in organized ball, he joined the Yankees in '46 and had a 3-4 mark. Sent to Kansas City in '47, he was recalled from Newark at the end of the '48 season. With the Yankees in 1949, he won 3 and lost 0. Traded to the Browns, he had a 1-3 record in 1950."
-1952 Topps No. 174
1952 Yankee of the Past: Hank Majeski
"Hank began the 1951 season with the Chicago White Sox. After appearing in 12 games for them, he was traded to the A's from whom he had been acquired by the Sox after the 1949 campaign.
His 1951 batting average (101 games) was .282. Hank had 23 doubles and drove in 48 runs."
-1952 Bowman No. 58
"'Heeney' holds the big league fielding record for third basemen with a .988 mark, set in 1947. Since he started in pro ball in 1935, he's won the batting crowns of the Three-I League with .345 in 1937 and the International League with .345 in 1942.
A war veteran, Hank has seen service with the Braves, Yankees, White Sox and A's. His top years were 1948 when he hit .310 and drove in 120 runs for the A's, and 1949 when he hit .309 for the White Sox."
-1952 Topps No. 112
His 1951 batting average (101 games) was .282. Hank had 23 doubles and drove in 48 runs."
-1952 Bowman No. 58
"'Heeney' holds the big league fielding record for third basemen with a .988 mark, set in 1947. Since he started in pro ball in 1935, he's won the batting crowns of the Three-I League with .345 in 1937 and the International League with .345 in 1942.
A war veteran, Hank has seen service with the Braves, Yankees, White Sox and A's. His top years were 1948 when he hit .310 and drove in 120 runs for the A's, and 1949 when he hit .309 for the White Sox."
-1952 Topps No. 112
1952 Yankee Prospect of the Past: Forrest Main
"Forrest came up to the Pirates for the third time in 1952. His previous chances with the Pirates came in '48 and '49.
When Billy Meyer took over the Pirates in '48 one of his first moves was to acquire him because he knew him to be a good reliever in the minors. Forrest played two seasons of minor league ball before being called into military service in 1943. He appeared in 44 games for Kansas City in '47 and 54 games for Indianapolis in '49."
-1952 Topps No. 397
-1952 Topps No. 397
Sunday, June 2, 2019
1952 Yankee of the Past: Sherm Lollar
"One of baseball's most traveled young men, Sherm is now with the White Sox, his fourth American League team. With St. Louis in 1949-51, he has also worn the uniform of the Indians and Yankees.
Sherm was in 98 games in 1951, hitting .252 and driving in 44 runs, with eight homers and 21 doubles. He fielded .995."
-1952 Bowman No. 237
"A top-notch defensive catcher, Sherm was traded to the White Sox by the Browns during the winter.
He broke in with Baltimore in 1943, and in '45 led the International League with a .364 batting mark. The Indians gave him a trial in 1946, but he didn't make it. In '47 the Yankees called him up and traded him to the Browns in '49. 1950 was his best year at the plate with .280.
In the winter Sherm is a department store salesman."
-1952 Topps No. 117
Sherm was in 98 games in 1951, hitting .252 and driving in 44 runs, with eight homers and 21 doubles. He fielded .995."
-1952 Bowman No. 237
"A top-notch defensive catcher, Sherm was traded to the White Sox by the Browns during the winter.
He broke in with Baltimore in 1943, and in '45 led the International League with a .364 batting mark. The Indians gave him a trial in 1946, but he didn't make it. In '47 the Yankees called him up and traded him to the Browns in '49. 1950 was his best year at the plate with .280.
In the winter Sherm is a department store salesman."
-1952 Topps No. 117
1952 Yankee of the Past: Dick Kryoski
"Dick came to the Browns in an early 1952 trade. He hits a long ball, and his left-handed batting stance is expected to send many balls over the short right field wall in Sportsmans Park.
He hit .287 in 119 games for Detroit in 1951. He had 12 homers, four triples and 19 doubles."
-1952 Bowman No. 133
"After serving on the Navy carrier Ticonderoga during World War II, Dick entered organized ball in 1946. Hitting .396 at Wellsville in '46 and .294 at Kansas City in '48, the Yanks called him up. He hit .294 for them in 54 games in '49 and they sent them to Oakland where he finished the season with a .328 mark.
In 1950 he came up again as a Tiger, but was sent to Toledo and batted .333. Recalled by the Tigers in '51, Dick was traded to the Browns in 1952."
-1952 Topps No. 149
He hit .287 in 119 games for Detroit in 1951. He had 12 homers, four triples and 19 doubles."
-1952 Bowman No. 133
"After serving on the Navy carrier Ticonderoga during World War II, Dick entered organized ball in 1946. Hitting .396 at Wellsville in '46 and .294 at Kansas City in '48, the Yanks called him up. He hit .294 for them in 54 games in '49 and they sent them to Oakland where he finished the season with a .328 mark.
In 1950 he came up again as a Tiger, but was sent to Toledo and batted .333. Recalled by the Tigers in '51, Dick was traded to the Browns in 1952."
-1952 Topps No. 149
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