{"product_id":"mel-ott-signed-auto-personal-check-made-out-to-toots-shor-mel-ott-family-loa","title":"Mel Ott Signed AUTO personal check made out to Toots Shor Mel Ott Family LOA","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMel Ott (D. 1958 at age 49) was one of baseball’s greatest early sluggers, spending his entire 22-year career with the New York Giants from 1926 to 1947. A 12-time All-Star, Ott led the National League in home runs six times and retired with 511 homers, 1,860 RBI and a .304 batting average. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOffered is a signed personal check dated July 11, 1957 made out to Toots Shor (Restaurant) for $42.25. Other than a few dozen of these checks that hit the auction block several years ago, these rarely surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn a sidenote\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e - Toots Shor’s Restaurant, opened in Manhattan in 1940, became an unofficial headquarters for sports and show business. Regulars included Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Gleason and Marilyn Monroe. Giants legend, Mel Ott was a particular favorite. After Ott hit his 500th homer, Shor famously left Sir Alexander Fleming’s table to greet him.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis check originates from Ott's estate and comes with an LOA signed by Ott's granddaughter attesting to its special provenance and a JSA auction LOA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albersheim's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401677643931,"sku":"14668","price":2995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/2573\/3275\/files\/MelOttSignedCheck.jpg?v=1787949284","url":"https:\/\/www.albersheims.com\/products\/mel-ott-signed-auto-personal-check-made-out-to-toots-shor-mel-ott-family-loa","provider":"Albersheim's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}