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Lot # 1077: 1926 Honey Barnes New York Yankees Player Contract (PSA)

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Item was in Auction "2024 Summer Classic",
which ran from 6/9/2024 12:00 PM to
6/29/2024 10:00 PM



Presented is a 1926 New York Yankees' signed Standard Player contract for John Francis "Honey" Barnes. The contract is on four pages of 8.5x11" paper, at one point folded into six parts for mailing. Barnes became the sort of player depicted in the movie Field of Dreams, a "Moonlight Graham" player who only had the briefest appearance in the Major Leagues. For Barnes, it was one game during the 1926 season, on April 20th, when he came to bat one time and walked, and he caught one uneventful inning. The '26 Yankees won the AL Pennant and lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. The offered contract gave Barnes a salary of $3,000 a year. Of course, provisions of the contract state that Barnes would receive a prorated salary if he were not with the Yankees for the entire season. The contract was signed by Jacob Ruppert, the owner of the Yankees, and Barnes. Ruppert signed in bold, black fountain ink, and Barnes neatly signed in blue fountain ink. The contract is also signed by Ban Johnson, the President of the American League, with Johnson signing in blue fountain ink. The contract is dated as January 26th, 1926. The contract has fold lines remaining, some tiny holes and very small tears in a few spots, some foxing and fading, all to be expected as the contract is close to a century in age. Written on the contract, in pencil, by an unknown hand(s), are: "Barnes D.1981" and "Barnes - 1926." The contract has the official seal of the New York American League Club. The signed contract comes with a PSA LOA.

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