Fall Premier Auction 2017
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 04:00PM EDT - Sat, Nov 4, 2017 11:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 244
1945 FRED CLARKE TYPED SIGNED LETTER REGARDING HIS BASEBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION (PSA/DNA MINT 9 AUTO.)
Sold for
$424.80
Sold Price includes BP
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Near the turn of the century Fred Clarke was one of the game's most well-known stars. He was a fearless hitter a speedster on the bases and a ferocious competitor as well as a highly respected player-manager. He batted a career-best .406 in 1897 while also earning his stripes as baseball's first successful "Boy Manager." When Clarke took the helm as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1900 he led them to a trio of NL pennants culminating in a losing effort against the Boston Pilgrims in the first-ever World Series. Clarke's Pirates defiantly returned to the World Series in 1909 defeating the Detroit Tigers to claim the franchise’s first world championship.
In 1945 Clarke wrote this gracious heartfelt letter to Baseball Hall of Fame President Paul Kerr. In the one-page missive Clarke expresses great appreciation for his election to the Hall. The typewritten message appears on Clarke’s personal “Little Prairie Ranch” letterhead and closes with his bold and clear fountain pen signature (graded MINT 9 by PSA/DNA). The 8-1/2" x 11" page presents in EX condition with standard mailing folds and routine evidence of past filing including a "Received" stamping. Nicely framed and matted.
Full LOA from PSA/DNA (auto. grade MINT 9).
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