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Lot # 177: Jackie Robinson Baseball Signed By Players Who Broke The Color Line

Starting Bid: $300.00

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Item was in Auction "May 2008 Catalog",
which ran from 5/30/2008 12:00 AM to
5/30/2008 9:00 PM



Official American League (Budig) Jackie Robinson 50th Anniversary ball has been signed by 12 former players. The player's inscriptions and the lines they broke are in the (). Includes: Larry Doby (American League, "A.L. 1947-1957"), Saturnino Nino Escalara (Reds, "4-17-54'), Chuck Harmon (Reds, "4-17-54"), Minnie Minoso (White Sox, "5-1-51"), Ernie Banks (Cubs, "9/17/53"), John "Buck" O'Neil (1st black coach, "1962"), Bob Watson (1st black GM), Frank Robinson (1st black manager, "4-8-75"), Ozzie Virgil (Tigers, "6/5/58"), Monte Irvin (Giants, "7-8-49"), Pumpsie Green (Red Sox, "7-21-59"), and Sam Jethroe (Braves, "11-4-97"). Three deceased and four Hall of Famers on this ball. EX-MT.

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