LARRY DOBY AUTO JACKIE ROBINSON BASEBALL JSA SIGNED WOW

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LARRY DOBY AUTO JACKIE ROBINSON BASEBALL JSA SIGNED WOW

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Sold Date: 12/07/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Natural History

Presented for the most sophisticated hobbyist and collector of the one of a kind and highly unique and historic items, we present a coveted and treasured Larry Doby autographed inscription baseball like you've never seen! This is a snow white, gem mint stunning official Jackie Robinson commemorative baseball from 1997 with the offical American League baseball logo and of course the Jackie Robinson commemorative logo. Mr. Doby signed this incredible sp with two extra inscriptions, including the date of his braking the color barrier in the American League 7-5-47 and the wonderful and honored inscription of "Thanks Jackie" on the North Panel. The autograph and the two extra inscriptions are both flawless perfect ten quality, done in bold blue ball point. Both the autograph and the condition of the baseball are perfect in every way, couldn't possibly be any better. The autograph has been authenticated by James Spence and comes with the JSA Certificate of Authenticity, as well as the matching numbered JSA label affixed to the baseball. An unbelievabley rare and valuable Negro League treasure, but more importantly a true piece of American History from a classy unsung American Hero and deceased Hall of Famer. If you pride yourself on having the best of the best, you don't want to pass this one up, we only have one like it! You can read more about Mr. Doby's fascinating biography below. The winning bidder will be responsible for $8 shipping and insurance via Priority US Mail with signature confirmation. It will be packaged with extreme care to ensure a safe arrival to the winning bidder's door. Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby (December 13, 1923 - June 18, 2003) was an American professional baseball player in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball. A native of Camden, South Carolina, he was the second black player to play in the modern major leagues and the first to do so in the American League. A center fielder, Doby appeared in seven All-Star games and finished second in the 1954 American League MVP voting. Appointed manager of the Chicago White Sox in 1978, Doby was the second African-American to lead a Major League club. He was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998 by the Hall's Veterans Committee. He is one of five Hall-of-Famers to have grown up in Paterson, New Jersey, though he was born elsew A local star athlete from Paterson, New Jersey, Doby joined the Newark Eagles in the Negro Leagues at the age of 17, in 1942, starring as a second baseman. Doby tried out for the Newark Eagles at historic Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey. A Negro League umpire by the name of Henry Moore advised Eagles owner Abe Manley to give Doby a try out. Doby worked out with the Eagles prior to a game between the Newark eagles and the New York Black Yankees (Hinchliffe Stadium was the Black Yankees home ballpark). At his Hall of Fame induction press conference in 1998, Doby said his most memorable moment at Hinchliffe Stadium was trying out for the Eagles, this after having a stellar career as a football and baseball player at Eastside High School. At that time he played under the name Larry Walker to protect his amateur status. His career in Newark was interrupted for two years for service in the Navy. He then rejoined the Eagles in 1946. Along with his partner, fellow Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, Doby led the team to the Negro League Championship. Doby was signed by the Cleveland Indians by their owner Bill Veeck in 1947, eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League. In his rookie season, Doby hit 5-for-32 in 29 games. During the 1997 season, when the long-departed Jackie Robinson's number 42 was being retired throughout baseball, and the still-living Larry Doby was being virtually ignored by the media, an editorial in Sports Illustrated pointed out that Doby had to suffer the same indignities that Robinson did, and with now near the media attention and implicit support. More pointedly, in The Great American Baseball Card Book...