JOE CRONIN signed handwritten letter (on a most memorable moment in baseball)

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Joe Cronin Associated Press's unofficial ' MVP of '30. (AL gave no award that year.) Made the first fielding play in All-Star game history. Had eight 100-RBI years. Became the then youngest manager in World Series' history in '33. His wife's uncle was owner Clark Griffith. AL President '59-'73.I first started to write to the old time ballplayers, as a teenager in 1973. My aim was to obtain a high content letter by every ballplayer (or executive) who made their mark on the game from the Ruth era through the 1950s. I've decided to cut back on my collection. Nearly every letter offered is one-of-a-kind. (I only have a second on very few names.) Many of them offer great insights into the legends of the game. Others are very rare in handwritten form . (The following two paragraph excerpt is from my "me" page: Exhibitor at the third and last annual Brea Show in 1971. (This SoCal get-together was a forerunner of the Nat'l Sports Collectors Con.) Member of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC) and Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Contributor to SABR's ongoing Baseball Biography Project. Authored the 259-page book Baseball's Golden Half-Century 1910-1959 (published in 2007). Great nephew and sole researcher of Paul Martin, who illustrated twenty magazine covers for Collier's in the 1920s. I've been a subscriber and occasional advertiser to the major hobby publications, since the early 1970s. My full-page ads have appeared in Autograph Collector. This includes the following older issues: Jun '90 p 37; Sept '90 p 25; Jan '91 p 35; Aug '91 p 19; Apr '93 p 7; Oct '94 p 32; Oct '96 p 87. [I've also placed ads for many years in The Autograph Review, before the Internet Era.] Customer satisfaction is of utmost importance! There's no need to be unhappy with a signed item. Rather, please promptly return it insured and in the same condition received, for a full refund (less postage cost). I've never sold copies or pre-prints, only originals! Everything listed is guaranteed to pass JSA, PSA/DNA or R.Simon Sports without time restraints. All items are shipped out in a thick 6x9" (or larger) brown envelope, regardless of its value. A basic Certificate of Authenticity (COA) will be sent out upon request. I might add that letters are often used as exemplars to validate cuts. These offerings really speak for themselves. Nonetheless, my eBay conditions apply in this direct sale. Please email me with any questions, for prompt reply.Background: I won this item in a Hunt Auction, many years ago. He seems to be answering a question about a most memorable moment (or play). It's dated by the postmark of Osterville, MA., Sep 24, 1980. Ex/Mt postal postcard is very clean on both sides. Mint writing and signature in blue pen. Size: 5.5 x 3.5". Transcript: "Dear Doctor: Thanks for the letter - Hitting into a triple play against Cleveland - line drive off third baseman [Odell] Hale's head? to [Bill] Knickerbocker the short-stop to [Roy] Hughes 2nd baseman who threw to [Hal] Trosky at first - Three men on and no out - stand's out in in my memory - Best [signature]." [They all played for the Indians in '36. There is a very tiny postal machine cancellation mark after the "to"] Winning bidder needs to add $4.50 for postage, delivery confirmation AND insurance. Overseas = $6.55. Returns accepted. Postage cost on each additional winning is 25¢. Guaranteed. More details are on my "me" page . read more

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