Summer Premier Auction 2019
Wed, Sep 11, 2019 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Sep 29, 2019 07:48AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 220
1922 BARNEY DREYFUSS TYPED SIGNED LETTER TO FRED CLARKE ON PITTSBURGH PIRATES LETTERHEAD
Unsold
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Presented here is a rare one-page typed letter dated October 7 1922 signed by Barney Dreyfuss who owned the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1900 to 1932. Done on official "Pittsburgh Athletic Company" letterhead to fellow Hall of Famer Fred Clarke Dreyfuss thanks his former player-manager for handling a World Series ticket issue. He then goes on to agree with Clarke’s take on the umpiring during that 1922 Fall Classic battle of New York between the Giants and Yankees. At that point in time Clarke had retired from baseball but two years later he would buy a minority stake in the Pirates organization and serve as Vice President and bench coach alongside manager Bill McKechnie.
Dreyfuss’ signature done in elegant calligraphy with a black fountain pen (7-8/10) is one of the rarest of all Hall of Fame members. As an owner his autograph was not highly coveted by fans during that era and because he passed away in 1932 there are very few in circulation. It wasn’t until 2008 that Dreyfuss was enshrined in Cooperstown (63 years after Clarke) making his autograph even more valuable. To have a handwritten letter from Dreyfuss with significant baseball content no less is certainly a treat for any advanced collector. Includes full LOAs from PSA/DNA (AG01593) and JSA (BB23193).
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