Fabulous fifties

Picked up a nice little lot on eBay. The more I get from '53 and earlier Bowman, the more I like them. I already had the '53 Charlie Grimm is available for trade, but the other three are all new to me. '51 Bowman card of Cubs pitcher Johnny Schmitz in spring training, the mountains of Santa Catalina Island behind him. The two '50 Bowman cards are less interesting images but two big names of superstars at opposite ends of their careers - one of the last cards of Joe Gordon and first cards of Ted Kluszewski.

The same day those came in, I received this wonderful surprise from OBC's Larry Leonard. 1954 Topps Billy Martin! Despite his many flaws he's a favorite of mine, and this is a great card of the Yankees' "Pepper-Pot", as he's described on the back.