Spring Premier Auction 2015
Wed, Apr 8, 2015 08:00PM EDT - Mon, Apr 27, 2015 12:30AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 284
1993 THE NEGRO LEAGUES BY DAVID CRAFT SIGNED BY OVER 80 BLACK PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS INC. HALL OF FAMERS
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Awesome 1993 book, The Negro Leagues by David Craft, signed by over 80 former black professional players, including a few Hall of Famers. Most have signed on the title page and the dedication page, all in matching 8-9/10 overall blue ball point pen.
Players on the title page are: Ray Dandridge(HOF), Larry Kimbrough, Lester Lockett, Ulysses Holliman, Connie Johnson, Doc Horn, Fran Mathews, Lefty LaMarguire, Slick Surratt, Andy Porter, Buck O'Neil, Edsall Walker, Charlie Biot, Monte Irvin(HOF), Double Duty Radcliffe, Walter "Buck" Leonard(HOF), Leon Day(HOF), Wilmer Fields, Garnett Blair, Jimmy Dean, Max manning, Jim Cohen, Gordon Hopkins, North McClinic, Red Moore, Willie Lee, Loraine Summers, Buster Haywood, Lu Branham, Merle Porter, Joe Scott, Ready Cash, Wilmer Harris, Al Wilmore, Mahlon Duckett, Stanley Glenn, and Gene Benson.
Players on the dedication page are: Jim Zapp, Ted Rasberry, Ron Teasley, Pistol Mason, Henry Kimbro, Doc Dennis, Wiley Griggs, Lyman Bontock, Jehosie Heard, Freddie Shepard, Otha Bailey, Seaboy Gillis, Willie Patterson, Piper Davis, Sam Hairston, Bobby Robinson, Frank Duncan, Lefty Mathia, Sherwood Brewer, Joe B. Scott, Bob Boyd, Isiah Harris, Bill Powell, Bill Greason, Riley Stewart, Nat Peeples, Dan Black, Joe Henry, Willie Young, Bill Beverly, J. C. Hartman, Hooks Tinker, Josh Johnson, Bubba Hyde, Leee Moody, Horace Garner, Gene Baker, Gene Smith, Quincy Smith, Frank Pearson, Taylor Smith, Ray Neil, and Tommy Sampson.
On page 66 Verdell "Lefty" Mathis has signed on his photo. On page 92 Woody Smallwood has signed on his photo.
Book itself is a treasure trove of information and old photos about the history of the Negro Leagues. Bokk book and dust cover are in great condition, with the dust cover protected by a clear, removable cover.
Autographs Pre-certified by PSA/DNA.
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