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Lot # 850: Cal Abrams Collection of Minor League Contracts and Releases Including Branch Rickey Signed (6)

Starting Bid: $300.00

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Item was in Auction "Fall 2013 Catalog Auction",
which ran from 12/9/2013 12:00 AM to
1/10/2014 9:00 PM



Go west young man! After spending parts of his first four seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers, reserve outfielder Cal Abrams was traded to the Reds, and official paperwork from the transaction is included here. There are a pair of releases/transfers from Brooklyn, both of which are signed by general manager Branch Rickey with signature strength rating 9 out of 10. Abrams' 1952 trade to Cincinnati and the minor league contracts fully executed from 1946, 1947 and 1949 are here. A rare glimpse into the actual "art of the deal."

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