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1945 Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb & Carl Hubbell Multi-Signed "Esquire's All-American Boy's Baseball Game" Team Issued Photograph Album....
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1945 Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb & Carl Hubbell Multi-Signed "Esquire's All-American Boy's Baseball Game" Team Issued Photograph Album. Amateur baseball in the 1940's saw its greatest young stars pitted against one another at New York City's Polo Grounds field of battle for an event called the "All-American Boy's Baseball Game," sponsored by Esquire Magazine. While many fans would turn out in hopes of seeing the Big League stars of tomorrow, perhaps even more came to catch a glimpse of the stars of yesteryear, who would serve as honorary managers of the opposing "East" and "West" teams. In 1945 the dugouts were manned by the biggest baseball names of all, Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb.Team issued photographs album, also referred to as a "Autograph and clipping book," was produced by Esquire as a keepsake for the players. This particular copy originally belonged to Joel Kupperman, who was one of the bat boys. Contains over thirty pages of heavy stock glossy photos of the players, managers, coaches, batboys, scouts, journalists, and executives connected with the event. Signed by Hall of Famers Babe Ruth (east manager, 9/10 blue ink), Ty Cobb (west manager, 8/10 blue ink, light smudging) and Carl Hubbell (east coach, 9/10 blue ink). Also, Chuck Dressen (west coach, 9/10 blue ink). Furthermore, all but seven who are pictured sign. The pages exhibit some uniform undulation but the book is in otherwise overall EX condition. The steel-tip fountain pen autographs are beautiful and grade an overall 9/10 in strength. Full grading LOA from PSA/DNA for Ruth autograph, Auto 9. Full LOA from PSA/DNA for Cobb autograph. Pre-certified by PSA/DNA for balance of autographs.
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2024 February 24 - 25 Winter Platinum Night Sports Auction #50068 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
February, 2024
24th-25th
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