{"product_id":"walter-mails-signed-auto-baseball-w-sam-chapman-displays-as-a-single-d-1974","title":"Walter Mails Signed AUTO baseball \/w Sam Chapman Displays as a Single D.1974","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Duster Mails (D. 1974)\u003c\/b\u003e was a left handed pitcher who starred in the Pacific Coast League, winning over 200 minor league games. With the San Francisco Seals, he was a workhorse, winning 20 games in 1928 and logging heavy innings across multiple seasons. In the majors, he went 32–25 and helped the Cleveland Indians win the 1920 World Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Chapman (D. 2006)\u003c\/b\u003e was a two sport standout at the University of California from 1935 to 1938, starring in both baseball and football. An All American in college, he debuted with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1938, hit .322 in 1941, and totaled 180 home runs with 773 RBI over an 11 year MLB career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eOffered is a one-of-a-kind KING of the DIAMOND (red and blue stitching) baseball made by Gold Smith (produced in the 1930s) signed in black steel tipped pen on the sweet spot by Walter Mails that he wrote Seals under his name.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eDisplays as a single.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eOn another panel, Sam Chapman has signed his name in black steel tipped pen while he was a star at the University of California (Berkeley).\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBoth Bay area stars.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMails was on the roster of the Seals from 1934-36.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOur guess is that Chapman was a guest of the Seals at one of their games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eVery rare unique signed baseball!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albersheim's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48352870367387,"sku":"14497","price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/2573\/3275\/files\/2026-04-0513.13.03.jpg?v=1776384883","url":"https:\/\/www.albersheims.com\/products\/walter-mails-signed-auto-baseball-w-sam-chapman-displays-as-a-single-d-1974","provider":"Albersheim's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}