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Bill Veeck Original Signed Artwork
Presented is an autographed original drawing of Bill Veeck, a promotional genius as an owner of the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox. Veeck grew up around baseball, as his sportswriter father became an owner of the Chicago Cubs. Bill Veeck served as a combat Marine in World War II, during which he suffered an injury that eventually caused a leg to be amputated. But that injury did not stop Bill Veeck. Noithing stopped the man known as "Sports Shirt Bill". In 1951, Veeck owned the hapless St. Louis Browns. Looking to get publicity for the Browns, on Sunday August 19th., before the second game of a home doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers, Veeck arranged for the Browns to sign Eddie Gaedel, a 3'7" "little person", to a contract, and in a surprise move had the Browns send Gaedel up to bat. With the Tigers' catcher on his knees, Gaedel walked on four pitches. There are inconfirmed reports that Veeck tried to buy the Philladelphia Phillies, and even before Jackie Robinson's signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers, stock the Phillies with stars from the Negro Leagues. The reported scheme fell through. Whlie the owner of the Cleveland Indians, Veeck brought Larry Doby to the Indians as the first African American player in the American league. He soon signed Satchel Paige as well, and in 1948, Cleveland won the Al pennant and the World Series. The drawing (7.9" x 10.25"), depicting a smiling Veeck, was done by an unknown artist. The excellent, original pencil drawing is signed "Bill Veeck", in the lower left corner in neat script with a blue fountain pen. The drawing has crese and fold marks where it was once folded into eighths. There are also some small smudges and a pinhole at the top. Overall, it is an appealing drawing of an owner elected to the Hall of Fame as an executive - a legendary, exciting baseball maverick.
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