Pee Wee Reese Hand Signed Autographed Baseball

Pee Wee Reese Hand Signed Autographed Baseball Pee Wee Reese (1918–1999) was a Hall of Fame shortstop, longtime Brooklyn Dodgers captain, and one of the defining players of the franchise’s celebrated postwar teams. Reese spent his entire 16-season Major League career with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1940–1958, earning 10 All-Star selections and helping the club capture seven National League pennants. He was a key member of the 1955 Dodgers team that defeated the New York Yankees for Brooklyn’s first and only World Series championship. A respected team leader, Reese also played an important role during Jackie Robinson’s historic integration of Major League Baseball, publicly supporting his teammate amid intense hostility and discrimination. Reese finished his career with 2,170 hits, 1,338 runs scored, and 232 stolen bases. His No. 1 was retired by the Dodgers, and he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.Excellent condition. Age related wear. This Collection is offered with the personal guarantee of the consignor, Richard Andrews, who assembled it directly from the athletes over many years of collecting. Approximately ninety percent (90%) of the autographed items in this Collection were personally signed by the athlete in Mr. Andrews' presence. The remaining items were obtained from reputable auction sites.Mr. Andrews affirms that, to the best of his personal knowledge, no item in this Collection has been falsified, altered, re-signed, or misrepresented, and that the details provided for each item are accurate andbased on his own first-hand experience obtaining the autograph. Mr. Andrews began collecting baseball cards in the late 1950’s and continued into the early 1990’s. He befriended several promoters of sports card shows in the mid-1980’s, and this is how he came to know the athletes and obtain the majority of the autographs in his collection. In assisting with the aforementioned sports card shows, he was able to meet and spend personal time with many of his childhood baseball heroes, including Mickey Mantle, Don Drysdale, Whitey Ford, Ernie Banks, Eddie Mathews, Al Kaline, Brooks Robinson, and many others.As added assurance, Crafted Auctions will accept the return of any item in this Collection if the buyer obtains a documented “not authentic†determination from PSA/DNA, JSA, or Beckett within one hundredtwenty (120) days of purchase. The item must be returned in the same condition in which it was received, accompanied by the authenticator's written determination, for a full refund of the purchase price. Additionally, by appointment, Mr. Andrews will make himself available to share with any buyer additional specific details of any item in the Collection that is being offered at auction.