|
Negro Leagues Autographs and Memorabilia
7 Lots
 Lot 202. Monte Irvin Autographed Rawlings Adirondack Big Stick Professional Model Bat. Irvin placed an nm-m 8 signature on the barrel. A star of the Negro Leagues, he was already 30 when he made his major league debut with the New York Giants in 1949. In 1951, he led the N.L. in runs batted in with 121. His induction into the Hall of Fame came in 1973. Kevin Keating authenticated the autograph.
Winning Bid $30.
|
 Lot 203. Monte Irvin Autographed ONL William White Baseball. Irvin’s signature on the sweet spot is large and mint 9. The ball is nm with a few small scattered spots of discoloration. Authenticated by Kevin Keating. Irvin starred in the Negro Leagues before he made the New York Giants’ roster at the age of 30. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1973.
Winning Bid $15.
|
 Lot 222. 1938 Colored National League All Stars Reproduction Broadside Signed by Lou Dials. The 12.5’ x 18.5” red, blue and beige broadside is for a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago with a team composed of players from Cordoba, Veracruz and Mexico City. Vg+ to ex. It has the lineup for each team. Dials was the All Stars manager and left fielder. Dials was an excellent hitter. In fact, he won two batting titles, although both are disputed. From 1925-45, he played primarily for the Chicago American Giants, but also for seven other Negro Leagues teams and for some Mexican teams. After he was done playing, he scouted for Houston, Cleveland and Baltimore. Dials passed away in 1994. His autograph, personalized and nm-m 8, is relatively difficult to find. Kevin Keating authenticated the signature.
Minimum Bid $20.
|
 Lot 223. 14 Autographs of Negro Leaguers Including Radcliffe on Photographs and Other Media. Black & white 8” x 10” photos are signed by Sherwood Brewer and Buck O’Neil (Monarchs team photo), Brewer alone, Jim Cohen, Wilmer Fields, Mel Duncan, Buster Haywood, Lester Lockett and Double Duty (Radcliffe – signed “Double Duty”). Autographs of James “Red” Moore, Wm Bobby Robinson and Armando Vazquez are on unlined index cards. Cowan “Bubba” Hyde autographed a Ron Lewis Negro Leagues postcard, and Art “Superman” Pennington, a Negro Leagues Legends postcard. Radcliffe was one of the best catchers and pitchers in the Negro Leagues. In a career spanning 1928 to the early 1950s, he may have collected up to 4,000 hits, including 400 home runs, and recorded 500 wins supported by 4,000 strikeouts. The ace of the Homestead Grays’ pitching staff in the 1940s, Fields was good enough to pitch in the major leagues, and maybe even to play the infield. Pitching, playing the infield and routinely batting above .300, he played in Canada and the winter leagues, winning eight MVP awards from 1950-58. These autographs, authenticated by Kevin Keating, average nm-m 8 to mint 9.
Winning Bid $50.
|
 Lot 224. 4 Negro Leagues Autographs – Bell, Dandridge, Leonard and Benson. James “Cool Papa” Bell (died 1991), Ray Dandridge (d. 1994) and Buck Leonard (d. 1997) are all in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Dandridge’s signature is on a color photo taken while he was playing in Mexico, and Leonard signed a b&w photo. Both photos are 8” x 10”. In 1974, our consignor made several photocopies of a “New York Post” article describing Bell’s Hall of Fame induction. Then he had the new Cooperstown inductee autograph them. These autographs are bold, nm-m 8 and better. Gene Benson (d. 1999) signed an 8” x 10” b&w photo; nm to nm-m. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $40.
|
|
