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1956 Topps #83 Karl Spooner Signed AUTO baseball card Brooklyn Dodgers PSA/DNA Pop 4 SUPER RARE!!!

1956 Topps #83 Karl Spooner Signed AUTO baseball card Brooklyn Dodgers PSA/DNA Pop 4 SUPER RARE!!!

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Karl Spooner (D. 1984 at the age of 52) was considered by many in Major League Baseball to be the next superstar after his stellar rookie year of 1954. Although he only started two games on the mound for the Dodgers, Spooner compiled two complete game shutouts throwing all 18 innings and giving up 7 total hits with no runs. Spooner struck out 15 batters in his very first game, setting a Major League record. He was a member of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers.As it goes in baseball lore, Spooner's physical ailments would basically destroy his baseball career in which showed Hall of Fame type promise. He had all the physical tools, but unfortunately he was built like a china doll.Once he was out of the game, he became pretty reclusive until he would pass away 20 some years after his last major league game.Offered is his 1956 Topps #83 baseball card signed in blue ink that has been graded and authenticated by PSA and PSA/DNA as AUTHENTIC.This is a super rare signed card and a POP 4 according to the PSA registry.
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