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Sandy Koufax , Don Drysdale Auto Ball - Beauty
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Perfect authentic signatures of the dynamic duo, Dodgers pitchers, HOFers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale.The ball, Rawlings * OFFICIAL BALL* NATIONAL LEAGUE, William D. White Pres. is off white pearl in color with light toning.Drysdale on the sweet spot (he signed first) Koufax on the side panel.The signatures are sharp and crisp in blue ballpoint.I rate the sigs a 9 (pics) on a scale of 1-10.The ball has been stored and not displayed.A Letter of Authenticity will accompany.100% Guaranteed Before the 1966 season began, Koufax and Drysdale met separately with Dodger GM Buzzie Bavasi to negotiate their contracts for the upcoming year. After Koufax's meeting, he met Drysdale for dinner and complained that Bavasi was using Drysdale against him in the negotiations, asking, "How come you want that much when Drysale only wants this much?" Drysdale responded that Bavasi did the same thing with him, using Koufax against him. Drysdale's first wife, Ginger Drysdale, suggested that they negotiate together to get what they wanted. They demanded $1 million dollars, divided equally over the next three years, or $167,000 each for the next three seasons. Both players were represented by an entertainment lawyer, J. William Hayes, which was unusual during an era when players were not represented by agents. Koufax and Drysdale didn't report to spring training in February. Instead, they both signed to appear in the movie Warning Shots , starring David Janssen . Drysdale was going to play a TV commentator and Koufax was going to play a detective . Meanwhile, the Dodgers waged a public relations battle against them. After four weeks, Koufax gave Drysdale the go-ahead to negotiate new deals for the both of them. Koufax ended up getting $125,000 and Drysdale $110,000. They rejoined the team in the last week of spring training
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