1951 Bowman Baseball cards feature a simple design with 324 color reproductions of real player photographs. Of the 324 cards included in this checklist, the final 81 cards are considered short-prints and can be much more difficult to find in top quality.
The checklist for this set includes 72 more cards than 1950 Bowman Baseball and continued a trend of expanding checklist lengths. This was the largest Bowman checklist to date and would be matched in 1952 as their largest collections of their 1940s and 1950s run. The cards themselves also measured a slightly larger dimension, moving closer to the current standard of 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″.
The design of the card fronts is worthy of note as it is the first series by Bowman to include the player’s names on the front of each card. Many cards from 1950 included names but not the complete checklist.
Nearly a third of this checklist is comprised of rookie cards including Hall of Fame inductees Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, and Willie Mays.
Cards were sold with a stick of bubble gum in packs of one for a penny or packs of six for a nickel.
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1951 Bowman Baseball Checklist
Base Set – 324 Cards
Athletics
| 8 | Paul Lehner | |
| 9 | Sam Chapman | |
| 33 | Bob Hooper | RC |
| 57 | Alex Kellner | |
| 82 | Joe Tipton | |
| 83 | Carl Scheib | |
| 84 | Barney McCosky | |
| 114 | Sam Zoldak | |
| 119 | Eddie Joost | |
| 120 | Joe Coleman | |
| 154 | Pete Suder | |
| 191 | Billy Hitchcock | RC |
| 226 | Jimmie Dykes | |
| 227 | Bobby Shantz | |
| 261 | Wally Moses | |
| 262 | Gus Zernial | |
| 297 | Dave Philley | |
| 298 | Joe Astroth | RC |
Braves
| 19 | Sid Gordon | |
| 20 | Del Crandall | |
| 42 | Vern Bickford | |
| 66 | Bob Elliott | |
| 98 | Willard Marshall | |
| 99 | Earl Torgeson | |
| 134 | Warren Spahn | |
| 135 | Walker Cooper | |
| 170 | Sibby Sisti | |
| 171 | Buddy Kerr | |
| 207 | Billy Southworth | RC |
| 208 | Blix Donnelly | |
| 242 | Sam Jethroe | |
| 243 | John Antonelli | |
| 277 | Roy Hartsfield | RC |
| 278 | Norman Roy | RC |
| 312 | Gene Mauch | RC |
| 313 | Ray Mueller | RC |
| 314 | Johnny Sain |
Browns
| 43 | Billy DeMars | |
| 67 | Roy Sievers | |
| 68 | Dick Kokos | |
| 100 | Sherm Lollar | |
| 101 | Owen Friend | |
| 136 | Ray Coleman | |
| 137 | Dick Starr | |
| 172 | Ned Garver | |
| 173 | Hank Arft | |
| 209 | Ken Wood | |
| 244 | Cliff Fannin | |
| 245 | Johnny Berardino | RC |
| 279 | Jim Delsing | RC |
| 281 | Al Widmar | RC |
| 315 | Zack Taylor | |
| 316 | Duane Pillette | RC |
Cardinals
| 10 | Red Schoendienst | |
| 11 | Red Munger | |
| 34 | Marty Marion | |
| 58 | Enos Slaughter | |
| 85 | Eddie Kazak | |
| 86 | Harry Brecheen | |
| 121 | Jerry Staley | RC |
| 122 | Joe Garagiola | RC |
| 156 | Del Rice | |
| 157 | Al Brazle | |
| 158 | Chuck Diering | |
| 166 | Stan Rojek | |
| 193 | Ted Wilks | |
| 194 | Peanuts Lowrey | |
| 228 | Cloyd Boyer | RC |
| 230 | Max Lanier | |
| 264 | Don Richmond | RC |
| 265 | Steve Bilko | RC |
| 300 | Hal Rice | RC |
| 301 | Tommy Glaviano | RC |
Cubs
| 22 | Hank Sauer | |
| 44 | Roy Smalley | |
| 69 | Johnny Schmitz | |
| 70 | Ron Northey | |
| 102 | Dutch Leonard | |
| 103 | Andy Pafko | |
| 138 | Phil Cavarretta | |
| 139 | Doyle Lade | |
| 174 | Mickey Owen | |
| 175 | Wayne Terwilliger | |
| 211 | Hal Jeffcoat | RC |
| 212 | Bob Rush | |
| 246 | Bill Serena | |
| 247 | Bob Ramazzotti | RC |
| 248 | Johnny Klippstein | RC |
| 282 | Frankie Frisch | |
| 283 | Walt Dubiel | RC |
| 317 | Smoky Burgess | RC |
| 318 | Warren Hacker | RC |
Dodgers
| 6 | Don Newcombe | |
| 7 | Gil Hodges | |
| 31 | Roy Campanella | |
| 32 | Duke Snider | |
| 55 | Gene Hermanski | |
| 56 | Ralph Branca | |
| 80 | Pee Wee Reese | |
| 81 | Carl Furillo | |
| 116 | Bruce Edwards | |
| 117 | Eddie Miksis | RC |
| 118 | Preacher Roe | |
| 152 | Cal Abrams | RC |
| 153 | Rex Barney | |
| 189 | Erv Palica | RC |
| 190 | Joe Hatten | |
| 224 | Billy Cox | |
| 225 | Dan Bankhead | RC |
| 259 | Chuck Dressen | |
| 260 | Carl Erskine | RC |
| 299 | Clyde King | RC |
Giants
| 13 | Eddie Stanky | |
| 14 | Alvin Dark | |
| 37 | Whitey Lockman | |
| 61 | Jim Hearn | |
| 89 | Hank Thompson | |
| 90 | Dave Koslo | |
| 125 | Bill Rigney | |
| 126 | Bobby Thomson | |
| 127 | Sal Maglie | RC |
| 161 | Wes Westrum | RC |
| 162 | Larry Jansen | |
| 163 | Monte Kennedy | |
| 198 | Monte Irvin | RC |
| 199 | Sheldon Jones | |
| 233 | Leo Durocher | |
| 234 | Clint Hartung | |
| 235 | Jack Lohrke | |
| 268 | Don Mueller | |
| 269 | Ray Noble | RC |
| 304 | Allen Gettel | RC |
| 305 | Willie Mays | RC |
Indians
| 5 | Dale Mitchell | |
| 21 | George Stirnweiss | |
| 29 | Allie Clark | |
| 30 | Bob Feller | |
| 53 | Bob Lemon | |
| 54 | Ray Boone | RC |
| 78 | Early Wynn | |
| 79 | Jim Hegan | |
| 115 | Steve Gromek | |
| 150 | Mike Garcia | |
| 151 | Larry Doby | |
| 155 | Lou Brissie | |
| 187 | Al Rosen | |
| 188 | Bobby Avila | RC |
| 222 | Thurman Tucker | RC |
| 223 | Johnny Vander Meer | |
| 257 | Birdie Tebbetts | RC |
| 258 | Luke Easter | RC |
| 295 | Al Lopez | RC |
| 296 | Bob Kennedy | RC |
Phillies
| 3 | Robin Roberts | |
| 4 | Del Ennis | |
| 27 | Jim Konstanty | |
| 28 | Eddie Waitkus | |
| 51 | Andy Seminick | |
| 52 | Dick Sisler | |
| 75 | Russ Meyer | RC |
| 76 | Stan Lopata | |
| 77 | Mike Goliat | |
| 111 | Curt Simmons | |
| 112 | Willie Jones | |
| 113 | Bill Nicholson | |
| 147 | Ken Heintzelman | |
| 148 | Granny Hamner | |
| 149 | Bubba Church | RC |
| 184 | Eddie Sawyer | |
| 185 | Jimmy Bloodworth | |
| 186 | Richie Ashburn | |
| 220 | Bob Miller | |
| 221 | Dick Whitman | RC |
| 255 | Milo Candini | RC |
| 256 | Ken Silvestri | RC |
| 292 | Eddie Pellagrini | |
| 293 | Ken Johnson | RC |
| 294 | Jocko Thompson |
Pirates
| 17 | Pete Castiglione | |
| 40 | Dave Bell | RC |
| 63 | Bob Dillinger | |
| 64 | Bill Werle | |
| 93 | Danny O’Connell | RC |
| 94 | Clyde McCullough | |
| 130 | Tom Saffell | RC |
| 131 | Cliff Chambers | |
| 167 | Murry Dickson | |
| 203 | Vern Law | RC |
| 204 | Vic Lombardi | RC |
| 229 | Bill Howerton | |
| 238 | Pete Reiser | |
| 239 | Bill MacDonald | RC |
| 263 | Howie Pollet | |
| 272 | Billy Meyer | RC |
| 273 | Danny Murtaugh | |
| 274 | George Metkovich | RC |
| 308 | Ted Beard | RC |
| 309 | Mel Queen | RC |
| 310 | Erv Dusak | RC |
Red Sox
| 15 | Johnny Pesky | |
| 16 | Maurice McDermott | |
| 38 | Al Evans | |
| 39 | Ray Scarborough | |
| 62 | Lou Boudreau | |
| 91 | Clyde Vollmer | |
| 92 | Vern Stephens | |
| 128 | Ellis Kinder | |
| 129 | Matt Batts | |
| 164 | Bill Wight | |
| 165 | Ted Williams | |
| 201 | Steve O’Neill | RC |
| 210 | Les Moss | |
| 236 | Buddy Rosar | |
| 237 | Billy Goodman | |
| 270 | Willard Nixon | RC |
| 271 | Tom Wright | RC |
| 306 | Jim Piersall | RC |
| 307 | Walt Masterson |
Reds
| 24 | Ewell Blackwell | |
| 47 | Grady Hatton | |
| 48 | Ken Raffensberger | |
| 72 | Lloyd Merriman | |
| 107 | Johnny Wyrostek | |
| 108 | Virgil Stallcup | |
| 143 | Ted Kluszewski | |
| 144 | Herm Wehmeier | |
| 179 | Danny Litwhiler | |
| 180 | Howie Fox | |
| 215 | Kent Peterson | |
| 216 | Connie Ryan | RC |
| 251 | Willard Ramsdell | RC |
| 252 | Homer Howell | RC |
| 286 | Bob Usher | RC |
| 287 | Jim Blackburn | |
| 288 | Bobby Adams | |
| 322 | Luke Sewell | |
| 323 | Joe Adcock | RC |
| 324 | Johnny Pramesa | RC |
Senators
| 18 | Gil Coan | |
| 41 | Eddie Yost | |
| 65 | Mickey Vernon | |
| 95 | Sherry Robertson | |
| 96 | Sandy Consuegra | RC |
| 97 | Bob Kuzava | |
| 132 | Cass Michaels | |
| 133 | Sam Dente | |
| 168 | Sam Mele | |
| 169 | Sid Hudson | |
| 192 | Hank Wyse | RC |
| 202 | Mike Guerra | |
| 205 | Mickey Grasso | RC |
| 206 | Connie Marrero | RC |
| 240 | Joe Haynes | |
| 241 | Irv Noren | |
| 275 | Bucky Harris | |
| 276 | Frank Quinn | RC |
| 311 | Mickey Harris |
Tigers
| 23 | Walter Evers | |
| 45 | Art Houtteman | |
| 46 | George Kell | |
| 71 | Jerry Priddy | |
| 104 | Virgil Trucks | |
| 105 | Don Kolloway | |
| 106 | Pat Mullin | |
| 140 | Eddie Lake | |
| 141 | Fred Hutchinson | |
| 142 | Aaron Robinson | |
| 176 | Vic Wertz | |
| 177 | Charlie Keller | |
| 178 | Ted Gray | |
| 197 | Bob Cain | |
| 213 | Neil Berry | |
| 214 | Bob Swift | |
| 249 | Johnny Groth | |
| 250 | Hank Borowy | |
| 284 | Gene Bearden | |
| 285 | Johnny Lipon | RC |
| 319 | Red Rolfe | |
| 320 | Hal White | RC |
| 321 | Earl Johnson |
White Sox
| 12 | Hank Majeski | |
| 35 | Al Zarilla | |
| 36 | Joe Dobson | |
| 59 | Randy Gumpert | |
| 60 | Chico Carrasquel | RC |
| 87 | Floyd Baker | |
| 88 | Eddie Robinson | |
| 123 | Howie Judson | |
| 124 | Gus Niarhos | |
| 159 | Bud Stewart | |
| 160 | Phil Masi | |
| 195 | Paul Richards | |
| 196 | Bill Pierce | RC |
| 231 | Luis Aloma | RC |
| 232 | Nellie Fox | RC |
| 266 | Harry Dorish | RC |
| 267 | Ken Holcombe | RC |
| 302 | Jim Busby | RC |
| 303 | Marv Rotblatt | RC |
Yankees
| 1 | Whitey Ford | RC |
| 2 | Yogi Berra | |
| 25 | Vic Raschi | |
| 26 | Phil Rizzuto | |
| 49 | Jerry Coleman | |
| 50 | Johnny Mize | |
| 73 | Tommy Byrne | RC |
| 74 | Billy Johnson | |
| 109 | Allie Reynolds | |
| 110 | Bobby Brown | |
| 145 | Fred Sanford | |
| 146 | Johnny Hopp | |
| 181 | Casey Stengel | |
| 182 | Tom Ferrick | RC |
| 183 | Hank Bauer | |
| 200 | Jack Kramer | |
| 217 | Joe Page | |
| 218 | Ed Lopat | |
| 219 | Gene Woodling | RC |
| 253 | Mickey Mantle | RC |
| 254 | Jackie Jensen | RC |
| 280 | Frank Overmire | |
| 289 | Cliff Mapes | |
| 290 | Bill Dickey | |
| 291 | Tommy Henrich |