Jackie Robinson Signed AUTO 1951 Letter to Baseball HOF Sportswriter Jack Lang JSA LOA
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Jackie Robinson had an exceptional 10-year baseball career. He was the recipient of the inaugural MLB Rookie of the Year Award in 1947, was an All-Star for six consecutive seasons from 1949 through 1954, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949—the first black player so honored. Robinson played in six World Series and contributed to the Dodgers' 1955 World Series championship.
Two important baseball jobs were won in 1947. Jackie Robinson was promoted to the Brooklyn Dodgers (becoming the first modern African American to play Major League Baseball), and reporter Jack Lang began his career of covering the Dodgers for the Long Island Daily Press. These illustrious figures converge here, with this Jackie Robinson typed letter signed. Appearing on a twice-folded sheet of Jackie Robinson letterhead, this brief 12/20/51 correspondence expresses Robinson's gratitude to Lang for some pictures received. Two hole punches at top, and a stray pen mark at bottom, do not affect any of the content, including Robinson's prized signature, which reports as an ("8") strength example. Winner of the Spink Award, Lang covered the Dodgers until they moved to LA in 1958, encompassing Robinson's entire 1947-1956 MLB career.
Full JSA LOA
Item: 13168
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