Large signature collection featuring only those individuals who played with or managed the Chicago Cubs between the years 1911 and 2003. A total of 181 different signatures are represented here, plus six duplicates, for a total of 187 signatures, including six different 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 (mainly modern issues or reprints), 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 are personalized. 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. Given the number of signed items in this lot, one must allow for the possibility of clubhouse/secretarial signatures in the collection.
Hall of Famers: Hartnett (cut), Herman (index card), Banks (Perez-Steele HOF postcard), B. Williams (index card), Brock (cut), and Sutter (baseball card; 1984 Ted Williams Card Co. #18).
Notables: Wilbur Good, Bob O'Farrell, Polly McLarry, Bot Wright (two games), Max Flack, Paul "Nick" Carter (two examples), Eddie Sicking, Morrie Schick, Vic Aldridge, Tom Daly, Zeb Terry, Virgil Cheeves, Tony Kaufman, Earl "Sparky" Adams, Arnold "Jigger" Statz, Art "Butch" Weis (two examples), Guy Bush, Denver Grigsby, Floyd "Rip" Wheeler, Nick Dumovich, Wilbur Cooper, Charlie Grimm, Gale Staley (two examples), Charlie Root, Riggs Stephenson, Woody English, Pat Malone, Johnny Moore, Ben Tincup, Earl Grace, Lon Warneke, Billy Jurges, Stan Hack, Phil Cavarretta, Larry French, Lonny Frey, Bill "Swish" Nicholson, Claude Passeau, Gene Lillard, Peanuts Lowrey, Marv Rickert, Eddie Sauer, Don Johnson (two examples), Andy Pafko, Tony York (two examples), Roy Smalley, Ben Wade, Gene Mauch, Frankie Baumholtz, Hank Sauer, Ransom Jackson, Paul Minner, Johnny Vander Meer, Eddie Miksis, Dee Fondy, Chuck Connors (star of the television show "The Rifleman"), Moe Drabowsky, Walt Moryn, Don Cardwell, Bob Buhl, Lew Burdette, Jose Cardenal, and Kenny Lofton.
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