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Lot # 241: Tony Lazzeri Baseball Cut Autograph (PSA)

Starting Bid: $200.00

Bids: 7 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "2023 Summer Pop-Up",
which ran from 6/11/2023 7:00 PM to
6/25/2023 10:00 PM



Tony Lazzeri is a Hall of Fame second baseman who was a member of the New York Yankees' Murderers' Row 1927 World's Champions, considered by many to have been the best team in history. Displayed is a Tony Lazzeri autograph that has been cut from a baseball. Lazzeri played 12 years with the Yankees (1926-37), followed by a year as a player coach with the Chicago Cubs and his final season split between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. Lazzeri hit .292 lifetime and he had especially good power for a second baseman in his era, with a career 178 home runs. Lazzeri came from San Francisco and had an Italian heritage. His nickname, "Poosh 'Em Up," came from a mistranslation of Italian and means "Hit it out." Lazzeri's signature was written in blue ink on a cut strip from the skin of a baseball. The cut strip measures approx. 0.4x1.75", and it is mounted on a 2x3.5" card. The strip has some darkening, toning and tiny nicks where the skin has come off. The cut autograph has been encapsulated and comes with a PSA/DNA certification as AUTHENTIC AUTO." The autograph is about a 6/10. The cut autograph is an opportunity for a collector to obtain the signature of a member Tony Lazzeri, a 5-time World Champion and a key member of the 1927 Yankees' Murderers' Row.

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