Spring Premier Auction 2018
Wed, Mar 7, 2018 04:00PM EST - Sat, Mar 24, 2018 11:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 270
1971 SAN JUAN SENADORES (PUERTO RICO WINTER LEAGUE) TEAM SIGNED BASEBALL FEAT. ROBERTO CLEMENTE WHO SERVED AS PLAYER/MANAGER
Sold for
$1,131.60
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $20,000 |
Since the late 1930s Puerto Rico was a hotbed of winter seasonbaseball. By the 1940s the Puerto Rican Winter League was attracting thebest Latin and Negro League players and by the 1950s the Major Leaguesbegan sending their most promising prospects to the island to give themmore experience. By far the greatest player to emerge from the PRWL wasnative Roberto Clemente. Over fifteen summers Clemente hit a combined.323.
In the 1970-71 season he was named manager of the San Juan Senadoreshis first and only full season as a player/manager. With a roster featuringMLB players Mike Cuellar Manny Sanguillen Ken Brett Ken Singleton andDave Cash Clemente led the Senadores to a 37-30 record to make theplayoffs where they lost in the semifinals 4 games to 2. Sadly Clementewould die in a tragic plane crash the following winter never havinganother chance to manage. This unmarked Haiti-made ball contains thesignatures of 29 of the 1970-71 Senadores including RobertoClemente who signed the sweet spot beneath the hand written year “1971”.The ball shows toning from age and the blue ball point signaturesremain strong. An incredibly rare team ball from Clemente’s only seasonas a manager in what is now called the Roberto Clemente ProfessionalBaseball League.
Includes LOA's from JSA and PSA/DNA.
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