Large signature collection featuring only those individuals who played with or managed the Detroit Tigers between the years 1906 and 2007. A total of 188 different signatures are represented here, plus eight duplicates, for a total of 196 signatures, including seven 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: Crawford (cut), Manush (index card), Gehringer (yellow HOF postcard), Greenberg (cut), Newhouser (small magazine photo), Kell (8x10" magazine photo), and Kaline (two examples; Exhibit card and team publicity photo).
Notables: Davy Jones, Red Killefer, Eddie Onslow, Jim McGarr (one game), Charlie Wheatley, Bill Leinhauser (one game; 1919 Detroit strike game), Joe Burns, Howard Ehmke, Archie Yelle, Lou Vedder (two perfect innings), Johnny Bassler, Jackie Tavener, Bert Cole, Ken Holloway, Topper Rigney, Earl Whitehill, Rip Collins, Eddie Wells, Jackie Warner, Ownie Carroll, Johnny Neun, Ray Hayworth, Sam Gibson, Merv Shea, Roy Johnson, Dale Alexander, Whitlow Wyatt, Chief Hogsett, Art Herring, Frank Doljack, Tommy Bridges, Billy Rogell, Marv Owen, Gee Walker, Harry Davis, Jo-Jo White, Schoolboy Rowe, Elden Auker, Roxie Lawson, Pete Fox, Flea Clifton, Clarence "Red" Phillips (two examples), Rudy York, Jake Wade, Birdie Tebbetts, Chet Laabs, Al Benton, Roy Cullenbine, Harry Eisenstat, Dizzy Trout, Barney McCoskey, Fred Hutchinson, Bruce Campbell, Pat Mullin, Johnny Gorsica, Hal White, Virgil Trucks, Dick Wakefield, Hoot Evers, Jimmy Bloodworth, Billy Hitchcock, Stubby Overmire, Jimmy Outlaw, Henry Oana (two examples), Floyd Giebell (two examples), Lambert "Dutch" Meyer (two examples), Bob Swift, Bob Cain, Russ Kerns (one game, one at bat), Bob Maier, Milt Welch (one game), Carl McNabb (one game), Lou Kretlow, Art Houtteman, Eddie Lake, Ted Gray, Johnny Groth, Vic Wertz, Myron "Jo" Ginsberg, Don Kolloway, Gerry Priddy, Billy Hoeft, Walt Dropo, Harvey Kuenn, Jim Delsing (two examples), Matt Batts, Ray Boone, Ralph Branca, Paul Foytack, Reno Bertoia, Steve Gromek, Frank Lary, Charlie Maxwell, Buddy Hicks (two examples), Jim Brady (two examples), Jack Tighe, Steve Boros, Bob Shaw, Hank Aguirre, Coot Veal, Gus Zernial, Eddie Yost, Dick McAuliffe, Phil Regan, Don Wert, Willie Horton, Denny McLain, Mickey Stanley, Ike Brown, Aurelio Rodriguez, and Rondell White.
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