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1960 Pittsburgh Pirates World Series Team Set of 32 Autographs.
Lot 16. 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates World Series Team Set of 32 Autographs. During their march to the 1960 World Championship, the Pirates fielded 25 players, manager Danny Murtaugh and six coaches. Offered here are autographs of every member of the team, including Roberto Clemente. The Hall of Fame outfielder’s signature is on an index card with one vertical and one red line. He signed “With Best Wishes to John, Roberto Clemente.” The ballpoint signature is a 10. Other team members and the medium they signed are: Gene Baker, 1960 Topps card (TC). Smoky Burgess, 1959 TC. Bill Burwell (coach), unlined index card. Tom Cheney, unlined index. Joe Christopher, 1961 TC. Gino Cimoli, 1961 Post Cereal Card (PCC). Elroy Face, 1960 TC. Bob Friend, 1961 PCC. Joe Gibbon, 1977 TCMA Pirates card. Fred Green, 1961 TC. Dick Groat, 1962 PCC. Harvey Haddix, 1960 TC. Don Hoak, 1963 TC. Clem Labine, unlined index card. Vern Law, 1961 Nu Card. Lenny Levy, cut on an index. Bill Mazer-oski, 1960 TC. Wilmer Mizell, Danny Murtaugh, Sam Narron, unlined index cards. Rocky Nelson, 1961 PCC. Frank Oceak, unlined index. Bob Oldis, 1960 TC. Dick Schofield, 1977 TCMA. Bob Skinner, 1962 PCC. Hal Smith, Dick Stuart, Virgil Trucks, Mickey Vernon, all 1960 TC. Bill Virdon, 1961 TC. George Witt, 1960 TC. The Burgess signature is an 8. The others are overwhelmingly 10s with a few 9. For display purposes, the cards come with reproductions of the covers of the 1960 Pirates yearbook and World Series program. This is a first time we have seen a complete set of autographs of the Pirates’ World Series roster. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $1,500.
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