Lot # 100: Monte Irvin and Willie Stargell Autographed Rawlings Big Stick Bat - JSA

Category: Baseball

Starting Bid: $100.00

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Item was in Auction "Great Moments Auction #54",
which ran from 3/22/2020 10:00 AM to
4/5/2020 10:00 PM



When he joined the New York Giants, Irvin became one of the earliest African-American MLB players. He played in two World Series for the Giants. When future Hall of Famer Willie Mays joined the Giants in 1951, Irvin was asked to mentor him. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973. After his playing career, Irvin was a baseball scout and held an administrative role with the MLB commissioner's office. At the time of his death, Irvin was the oldest living former Negro Leagues player, New York Giant and Chicago Cub. He lived in a retirement community in Houston prior to his death.

Over his 21-year career with the Pirates, Willie Stagell batted .282, with 2,232 hits, 423 doubles, 475 home runs and 1,540 runs batted in, helping his team capture six National League East division titles, two National League pennants and two World Series (1971, 1979). Stargell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988.

This Rawlings Big Stick bat was signed in blue by both Irvin and Stargell and includes a JSA sticker and COA.

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