Branch Rickey & Buzzie Bavasi Brooklyn Dodgers Montreal Royals Signed AUTO Baseball Contract Agreement

Branch Rickey (D. 1965) was an innovative Major League Baseball (MLB) executive elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967. He was perhaps best known for breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier by signing African American player Jackie Robinson, for drafting the first Afro-Hispanic superstar, Roberto Clemente, for creating the framework for the modern minor league farm system, for encouraging the Major Leagues to add new teams through his involvement in the proposed Continental League, and for introducing the batting helmet.

Buzzie Bavasi (1914–2008) was a legendary baseball executive known for his transformative leadership as the general manager of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1951–1968). Under his guidance, the Dodgers won four World Series titles (1955, 1959, 1963, 1965) and captured eight National League pennants. Bavasi played a key role in integrating baseball, working with Branch Rickey to bring Jackie Robinson to the Dodgers and fostering an inclusive clubhouse culture.

Offered is an 8.5” x 11” document – Uniform Agreement for the Assignment of a Player’s Contract to or by a Major League club dated April 26, 1950 between the Brooklyn Dodgers and their AAA club, the Montreal Royals for Ezra “Pat” McGlothlin (who would was a pitcher for parts of the 1949 & 1950 seasons with the Dodgers).

Signed in black fountain pen ink by Branch Rickey and Buzzie Bavasi for Montreal.

Super Bold autographs.

Comes with an additional JSA auction LOA.