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Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
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. . . In the days before A-Rod and Cameron Diaz, or even before Bo Belinsky and Mamie Van Doren, ballplayers and actresses were hooking up.
From my Feb. 16, 2011 blog . . .
In December, 1952, N.Y. Giants pitcher Roger Bowman secretly married budding actress Donna Drew, withholding the news not only from the sporting press, but also from their families for a number of weeks.
The couple had met in Oakland during the season where Bowman was out on option to the Oaks of the Pacific Coast League, and his bride-to-be was serving as team "mascot."
Bowman had a 2-11 major league career with the Giants (1949, 1950-52) and Pirates (1953, 1955). In the off-season he operated an upholstery shop in Hollywood. His only mainstream baseball card was in the 1955 Bowman set.
Donna Drew had a similarly modest Hollywood career, appearing in episodes of nine TV series between 1954-61, including Death Valley Days, I Led 3 Lives, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, The Whistler, etc.