1955 bowman complete through 184!

i'm back again with another update on my 1955 bowman set progress. three more sheets to share this time as we kick off the second half of the set.

sheet 21, cards 161-168

we are back on track with the side-by-side teammates, including yankees bob grim and larry "yogi" berra. yes, i know his name is lawrence, but the card back just calls him larry. here are the backs:

there is some good info on those backs. matt batts reveals that his childhood idol was lou gehrig, and charlie maxell relives the home run that he hit off of satchel paige. jim busby relives his near-cycle that beat the yankees, and bob grim shares that he always wanted to wear the pinstripes as a major leaguer. finally, we are reminded that berra, "one of baseball's best catchers", was the reigning american league most valuable player.

sheet 22, cards 169-176

four more teammate pairs, starting with the dodgers' carls - furillo and erskine.  here are the backs:

erskine tells us about a couple of world series games between the dodgers and yankees, including the one where he set the strikeout record for a single game. hall of famer robin roberts is not the first player in the set to vote for duke snider as the player who made the best fielding play they've seen. billy shantz also makes an appearance on his solo card after being featured on a card with his brother earlier in the set.

sheet 23, cards 177-184

what's going on here? this sheet isn't complete. well, it is - just wait for it. here are the backs:

johnny logan's card back is the highlight for me here, as i learned something by reading it. apparently there was a day when the braves finished a game against the reds and then played the cubs later that same day. the card doesn't give the date, but this was september 24, 1954.

as for those blank spots on the sheet, they are filled by a couple of players who maintain the teammate pairings. here's johnny logan's teammate hank aaron

aaron is card number 179. his was the first of the big four from the set that i picked up, and a psa 2 with a mark is good enough for me. here's the back:

not sure what the circled "3" means on the back, but it doesn't bother me in the least. having a second year hank aaron card is a trip.

here's card 184 featuring ray katt's new york giants teammate willie mays

say hey! for mays i went with a sgc graded card. it looks nice even though it's just a 1.5. here's the back:

mays truly was a five tool player to the max, and the card back outlines just how talented he was on offense and defense.

it's worth noting that there are 12 different teams represented here among these 24 cards, and with two of baseball's all-time greats, this is probably my favorite set post yet. let's see what the next post brings - stay tuned!