Lot # 957: Signed 1940 Play Ball #228 Charlie Grimm - PSA/DNA EX 5 - AUTO NM-MT 8

Category: Autographed Cards

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 2 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Fall, 2023 Premier Auction",
which ran from 11/5/2023 12:00 AM to
11/25/2023 9:00 PM



Charlie Grimm was a fan favorite, a colorful character who played 2,000 games and managed 2,000 more, ranking second in all-time wins as a Cubs manager to Cap Anson.  One of 29 managers to win a thousand games and three pennants, he is one of just five not currently inducted into the Hall of Fame.  When James passed away in 1983, his ashes were spread on Wrigley Field.  The card originates from the Shibe Park collection of autographed cards, an original owner collection carefully collected by a teenage boy who, in 1939 and 1940, obtained many autographs from players arriving at the train station near Shibe Park, and continued for many years to obtain signatures in person and through the mail.

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