Stan Musial & Bob Gibson Autographed St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Caps Collection

Stan Musial & Bob Gibson Autographed St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Caps Collection Stan Musial (1920–2013) and Bob Gibson (1935–2020) were two of the greatest players in St. Louis Cardinals history and legendary members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Musial, affectionately known as “Stan the Man,†spent his entire 22-season Major League career with St. Louis. A 24-time All-Star and three-time National League MVP, he won seven batting titles and finished with a remarkable 3,630 hits, 475 home runs, 1,951 RBIs, and a .331 career batting average. Musial helped lead the Cardinals to three World Series championships and became one of the most respected hitters of his generation.Gibson was the intimidating pitching ace of the Cardinals during the 1960s and early 1970s. A nine-time All-Star, nine-time Gold Glove winner, and two-time Cy Young Award recipient, Gibson helped St. Louis win World Series championships in 1964 and 1967, earning World Series MVP honors both times. His legendary 1968 season included a 1.12 ERA, 13 shutouts, and the National League MVP Award, while his 17-strikeout performance in Game 1 of the World Series established a record that still stands. Gibson retired with 251 victories and 3,117 strikeouts. Musial’s No. 6 and Gibson’s No. 45 were both retired by the Cardinals, cementing their status as two of the defining figures in the franchise’s storied history.Excellent condition. 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.