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1947 Alex Pompez Handwritten Letter to Pittsburgh Pirates Owner Bing Crosby (PSA LOA)

1947 Alex Pompez Handwritten Letter to Pittsburgh Pirates Owner Bing Crosby (PSA LOA)

Incredible piece of baseball and cultural history. Negro League pioneer and Hall of Fame member, Alex Pompez's letter to Hollywood legend Bing Crosby, owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, suggesting a player named Joe Thornhill from Pasadena City College. Pompez does not sign the letter, stating, "for personal reasons I will not sign this note," and identifying himself as "just an old timer."


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