Large signature collection featuring only those individuals who played with or managed the St. Louis Cardinals between the years 1902 and 1996. A total of 205 different signatures are represented here, plus ten duplicates, for a total of 215 signatures, including fifteen Hall of Famers. What makes this collection unique is that in addition to amassing the signatures of many star players, the original owner also sought out the signatures of many players who appeared in only one or several games with the team.
The majority of the signatures are on index cards, but also included are cuts, baseball cards (mostly modern or reprint cards), photos, magazine pages, and several miscellaneous items (all are flats measuring no more than 9x11"). The signatures, scripted in a variety of inks, average 8/10 and the items are in Excellent condition overall. Several include a personalization. This grouping is part of a much larger autograph collection, the entirety of which is being offered in this auction. The collection was amassed over several decades mainly during the 1960s through the 1990s, with the autographs housed in albums, grouped by teams. The albums are more like scrapbooks in that each signature is paired with a biography sheet of the player, making for a unique historical timeline for each team. One of the Stan Musial signatures has been encapsulated by PSA, with the signature certified as "Authentic." Given the number of signed items in this lot, one must allow for the possibility of some clubhouse/secretarial signatures in the collection.
Hall of Famers: Haines (index card), Hafey (index card), Frisch (yellow HOF postcard), Medwick (cut), Alston (1978 Grand Slam card), Slaughter (magazine page), Musial (two examples; Exhibit card and index card), Schoendienst (two examples; Exhibit card and index card), Gibson (index card), Brock (index card), Carlton (index card), Torre (index card), Simmons (photo), Herzog (photo), and Ozzie Smith (two examples; index card and photo).
Notables: Alex Pearson, Al Shaw, Jack Bliss, Lester Backman, Lou Lowdermilk, Lee Magee, Bill Doak, Zinn Beck, Oscar Horstmann, Bill Sherdel, K. T. "Mike" Knode, Bill Schindler (one game), George Lyons, Specs Toporcer, Walt Irwin, Ray Blades, Taylor Douthit, Les Bell, Flint Rhem, Gil Paulsen (two examples), Bill Warwick, Homer Peel, Gus Mancuso, Pepper Martin, Tex Carleton, Clarence Heise (one game), Paul "Daffy" Dean, Sam Narron, Terry Moore, Mays Copeland (one game), Don Gutteridge, Howie Crist, Frenchy Bordagaray, Bob "Lefty" Weiland, Don Padgett, Mort Cooper, Frank Crespi, Preacher Rowe, Max Lanier (three examples), Lynn Myers (two examples), Johnny Hopp, Murry Dickson, Herman Franks, Howie Pollett, Marty Marion, Ernie Koy, Walker Cooper, Harry Brecheen (two examples), Whitey Kurowski, Johnny Beazley, Roy Sanders, Al Brazle, Danny Litwhiler, George Munger, Debs Garms, Ted Wilks, Eddie Dyer, Joe Garagiola, Nippy Jones, Jim Hearn, Bernie Creger, Gerry Staley, Chuck Diering, Clarence Beers (two examples), Cloyd Boyer (two examples), Steve Bilko, Peanuts Lowrey, Cot Deal, Harvey Haddix, Herb Gorman (one game), Vinegar Bend Mizell, Rip Repulski, Ferrell Anderson, Memo Luna (one game), Vic Raschi, Carl Scheib, Ken Boyer, Lindy McDaniel, Del Ennis, Curt Flood, Alex Kellner, Tim McCarver, Julian Javier, Curt Simmons, Dal Maxvill, Mike Shannon, Bobby Shantz, Dick Groat, Jim Beauchamp, Johnny Keane, Nellie Briles, Bob Forsch, Dane Iorg, Ken Oberkfell, Tito Landrum, Hal Lanier, and Matt Morris.
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