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Original 8” x 10” Photo of Branch Rickey + 2 Rickey Books.
Lot 341. Original 8” x 10” Photo of Branch Rickey + 2 Rickey Books. A devious cheapskate, Rickey was also the most brilliant of the baseball executives. He created the farm system, broke down baseball’s color barrier and forced the major leagues to expand. Rickey is shown here in a vintage circa 1940s photo with Walter O’Malley. In the 1940s, O’Malley and Rickey each acquired 25% ownership of the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1950, O’Malley forced Rickey out of the organization. G-vg, looks better. Rickey provides a history of baseball in The American Diamond: A Documentary of the Game of Baseball, 1965 stated first printing, nm book, vg dj. John J. Monteleone captures Rickey’s views of baseball and life in Branch Rickey’s Little Blue Book: Wit and Strategy from Baseball’s Last Wise Man, 1995 first, nm-m book, ex dj.
Winning Bid $30.
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