Vintage 1960s Wilson Leather Baseball Glove Basemans Mitt Mickey Vernon Signed

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Vintage 1960s Wilson Leather Baseball Glove Basemans Mitt Mickey Vernon Signed
Vintage 1960s Wilson Leather Baseball Glove Basemans Mitt Mickey Vernon Signed
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Vintage,  ~Wilson~ Leather Baseball Glove. Basemans Mitt
from the 1960s.   Mickey Vernon  ,  Professional model.
*Signed~Autographed by Mickey Vernon (see close-ups)..
This Glove is part of a recently acquired collection. Several Gloves from this collection have hand written letters as COA's. The letters are all from the Player to Glove collector.
seems the Collector would actually mail Gloves to each Player for signing. see my other auctions.
Genuine, Leather Basemans Mitt with 'Big Scoop' web.
Left Handed Thrower's Glove. (Mitt for Right Hand)
Glove is in very nice shape, with No major damage or wear
Lower Palm/Pocket is marked:  'Professional Model, Wilson, A2812'
Branded with  'Mickey Vernon' signature mark at Top Palm side.
Glove measures:  approx. 10 1/2" tall   &  approx.  11 1/2"  wide.
a Great Looking Glove..perfect Display!
Please refer to the pictures below,for all the specifics..
James Barton "Mickey" Vernon was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Washington Senators (1939–1948,1950–1955),Cleveland Indians (1949–1950,1958),Boston Red Sox (1956–1957), Milwaukee Braves (1959),and Pittsburgh Pirates (1960).Vernon retired as a player in 1960 with 2,495 hits, and holds the major league record for career double plays at first base (2,044). He has the American League record for career games (2,227), putouts (19,754), assists (1,444) and total chances (21,408).Vernon played for 14 full major league seasons (400 at bats or more) in his 20-year career. He wound up batting over .335 twice, over .300 five times, and over .290 nine times. He was a two-time American League batting champion. In 1946, his .353 batting mark eclipsed Ted Williams' .342 by 11 points.Vernon posted a career .286 batting average with 172 home runs and 1,311 RBIs in 2,409 games. The left-hander averaged 88 RBIs a year, and had 11 seasons with 80 or more, 3 with 90 or more. He scored 1,196 runs with 137 stolen bases and a .359 on-base percentage. His career slugging percentage was .428, with a career high of .518 in 1953. He compiled 2,495 hits, with 490 doubles and 120 triples, in 8,731 at bats. He had 3,741 career total bases, with his career high coming in 1953 (315). Vernon's career as a coach and manager began during his 1960 stint on the staff of his longtime friend, Pirates' skipper Danny Murtaugh. in 1961, he returned to Washington when he was named manager of the expansion Senators in their first year of existence. In Vernon's two full seasons at the helm, 1961 and 1962, the Senators lost a combined 201 games. They were 14–26 and last in the ten-team American League.Vernon remained in the game into the 1980s as a major league coach for the Pirates (returning there for a second term in 1964), St. Louis Cardinals (1965), Montreal Expos (1977–78) and Yankees (1982). He also managed at the Triple-A and Double-A levels of the minor leagues, and served as a roving batting instructor for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals and Yankees before retiring from baseball.
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