1936 San Francisco Mission Reds PCL Team Signed AUTO Baseball /w Harry Krause Chink Outen

The 1936 San Francisco Missions finished 88–88, placing sixth in the Pacific Coast League. Managed by Willie Kamm, they played at Seals Stadium and remained overshadowed by the Seals. The roster included Eddie Joost, but the club lacked the consistency and drawing power to contend.

Offered is a very nicely preserved Official Pacific Coast League (WC Tuttle – President) Wilson baseball signed by 22 members of the team in black steel tipped fountain pen.

Includes many former and future Major League baseball players.

Includes:

Lou Almada (D. 2005) brother of Mel Almada (the first Mexican born player in the MLB).  Lou became a PCL lifer and was inducted into the PCL HOF in 2014.

Boom Boom Beck (D. 1987) played for the Browns, Dodgers, Phillies, Tigers, Reds, and Pirates for parts of the 1924-45 seasons.  He was a lifer and later became a pitching coach for the Washington Senators (1957-59)

Clyde Beck (D. 1988) 1926-31) Cubs and Reds

Mike Frankovich (D. 1992) didn’t make it to the Big Leagues, but was a star football player at UCLA and later became a film actor (he was in the Abbott and Costello movie, Buck Privates) and later became a Hollywood producer and became head of Columbia Pictures (London)

Don Johnson (D. 2000) 2 X All-Star in the Majors, played for the Cubs from 1943-48

Lloyd Johnson (D. 1980) played in one game for the 1934 Pirates

Eddie Joost (D. 2011)

Willie Kamm (manager) D. 1988

Harry Krause (D. 1940 at age 52 from a car accident) coach on the team, played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1908-12) played on the 1910 and 1911 World Series Championship teams.  He was the American League ERA leader in 1909.

Frank Lamanske (D. 1971) played 2 games for the 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers

Eddie Leishman (D. 1972) never made it to the Majors as a player, but is probably best known as the first General Manager of the San Diego Padres

Otho Nitcholas (D. 1986) member of the 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers

Wayne Osborne (D. 1987) Pirates, Boston Bees/Braves

Bill Chink Outen (D.  1961 at age 56) played for the 1933 Dodgers

Harry Rosenberg (D. 1997) the son of Polish Jewish immigrants, Harry made it to the “Show” in 1930 with the New York Giatns

Joe Sprinz (D. 1994) Indians, Cardinals

Walter Lefty Stewart (D. 1974) Tigers, Browns, Senators, Indians.  Stewart is best known as the picher who gave up Babe Ruth’s 60^th Home Run during the 1927 season

John Stoneham (D. 2004) 1933 Chicago White Sox

Hollis Thurston (D. 1973) played in the big leagues from 1923-33 (with some stints down in the minors) for the Browns, White Sox, Senators, and Brooklyn Dodgers

Max West (D. 2003) 193848 Boston Braves, Reds, Pirates and 1940 All-Star selection

Some ridiculously rare autographs are featured on this gorgeous ball with some very strong signatures as well!!!