1951 Bowman Phillies #111 Curt Simmons MLB Card SGC Graded Slabbed 84 NM 7 Vtg1951 Bowman Philadelphia Phillies #111 Curt Simmons baseball card The Bowman Gum Company was a Philadelphia based manufacturer of gum and baseball cards. Their baseball card lines became very collectible in the 1940s. The Company was acquired by Topps in 1956 and discontinued Simmons was a left handed MLB pitcher who played from 1947 1950 and 1952 1967 He was one of the twin anchors of the starting rotation of the 'whiz kids', The Phillies 1950 NL