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Circa 1912-14 Philadelphia Athletics Team-Signed Game Used Catcher's Mitt from The Eddie Plank Collection (PSA)
When the American League made its Major League debut in 1901, the Philadelphia Athletics were an inaugural club. Skippered from the beginning by Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack, the Athletics quickly established the American League's first dynasty. Presented is a fascinating, unique offering, a circa 1912-14 Philadelphia Athletics' team-signed game used catcher's mitt from the collection of Eddie Plank, a Hall of Fame Philadelphia Athletics pitcher. Mack, originally a part-owner of the Athletics, took the Athletics to AL pennants in 1902, '05, '10, '11, '13, and '14. The Athletics won three World Series during the team's first 14 seasons, winning the World's Championship in 1910, '11, and '12. Thus, the presented catcher's mitt comes from within the final three years of this magnificent Athletics' dynasty - the first of two Philadelphia Athletics' dynasties. The professional quality mitt was signed by approximately 19 Philadelphia Athletics. One of the signers was Mack, who managed the Athletics for the club's first fifty years. Mack holds Major League records for wins (3,731), losses (3,948), and total games managed (7,755). Mack is third in MLB history for World Series titles (3), and second in American League pennants (9). Another Hall of Famer who signed the mitt is Eddie Collins. a second baseman who played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1906-14, and again from 1927-30. Collins had 3,315 career hits and 745 stolen bases. He was one of the famous honest Chicago White Sox players when eight players from the White Sox were banned from Major League baseball for being connected to the 1918 "Black Sox," who threw the World Series. Another signature is from Stuffy McInnis, the first baseman on the Philadelphia Athletics' famous "$100,000 Infield." Also signing are pitchers Jack Coombs and Cy Morgan. The signatures on the glove range from 1-6 out of 10. Because of age, many of the signatures are very faded and difficult to read or illegible. The mitt originated from the collection of Eddie Plank, and this offering was initially submitted to auction from Plank's family. The catcher's mitt was almost certainly game used by either Wally Schang or Jack Sapp. The buckle back strap on the mitt has been reset into the leather, and some of the exterior lacing on the mitt has been replaced. The Athletics moved to Kansas City in 1955, and then to Oakland in 1968, where they now reside, but the glory days of the great Philadelphia Athletics' first dynasty will never be forgotten. The mitt has a "Reach" manufacturer's tag on the back. The catcher's mitt exhibits great wear, with cracks in the leather, a broken and tied lace, and the aforementioned buckle back strap that shows some discoloration and wrinkling. The mitt comes with an LOA from PSA.
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