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Summer/August 2006 Catalog  >  Photo Collection  >  1920s Baseball

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Lot 55: Rogers Hornsby with the Youngest Player Ever (1929)

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Reserve: $100.00
Winning Bid: $245.82
Price Realized: $293.75
Auction Date:8/28/2006 9:00 PM EST

The Rajah poses at Ebbets Field with Sam “Red” Solomon who at 13 is the “youngest ball player ever to be taken into the big leagues.” Picked by the Chicago Cubs, there are two images here. One of just the kid (6x8”) and one gorgeous one of him with Hornsby (8x10”). Original paper captions. AP stamps on verso. EX.

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