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Wilmer Fields Collection of Signed and Unsigned Memorabilia.
Lot 445. Wilmer Fields Collection of Signed and Unsigned Memorabilia. Fields was the ace of the Homestead Grays pitching staff in the 1940s. He was good enough to play in the major leagues, but after the Homestead Grays folded, he concluded that he could better support his family by playing in Canada and in the winter leagues. He not only pitched in Canada, but played the infield as well. From 1950-58, he won eight MVP awards as a winning pitcher and infielder who typically batted well above .300. This collection consists of: 1-5. Five signed copies Fields’ autobiography, “My Life in the Negro Leagues,” mint first edition 1992 hardback signed on the flyleaf. All five autographs are 10s. 6-7. Two single-signed baseballs. His signature is mint 9 on a side panel of a Rawlings Official League ball and nm-m 8 on the west panel and sweet spot of a Negro League Baseball Players Association ball. Fields served as president of the organization. 8-12. Five signed 11” x 17” photos, all with gem mint signatures. 13-14. Two autographed 8” x 10” photos, both 10s. 15-17. Three signed 2001 Fleer “Greats of the Game” cards #131 with autographs grading nm 7 nm-m 8. 18. Fields’ gem mint 10 signature on an 11” x 16 ½” poster honoring Leon Day. 19. A 21” x 13” b&w Negro League Baseball Players Association print unsigned by Fields but autographed by Max Manning, Bill (Ready) Cash, Jim Fireball Cohen and Larry Kimbrough. 20. An EBBETS FIELD FLANNEL HOMESTEAD GRAYS REPLICA JERSEY, large and mint. 21-23. Three 34” Young Bat Co. bats: A Professional Wilmer Fields Model with an engraved image of Fields, a Professional Negro League Model and a Wilmer Fields Autograph Model with “Homestead Grays 1939-1950” engraved. Nm-m. 24. A Fotoball that sits in a mini-baseball-glove and commemorates the Gray’s championships in 1929, 1932-33 and 1935-48. Nm-m. This collection has significant break-up potential, and our starting bid covers the going price for the Grays replica jersey.
Winning Bid $291.
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