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November 2008 Catalogue  >  Sports  >  Pittsburgh Pirates & Roberto Clemente

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Lot 1: 1972 Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates Signed Contract and Supplement

ITEM DESCRIPTION

 
Reserve: $5,000.00
Winning Bid: $12,968.70
Price Realized: $15,497.60
Auction Date:11/22/2008 9:00 PM EST

Notes: This was Clemente’s last Pirates contract. It stipulates that he be paid $63,333.34 for the season. Also signed by Joe L. Brown as General Manager for the Pirates and C. Feeney as President of the National League. There is also a Supplemental Pension Contract that states Clemente’s family be paid $500 a month if Clemente dies, which of course he did at the end of that season. Both documents are signed by Clemente.

Condition: Contract is EX condition while Clemente’s signature is in 9/10 blue ballpoint pen.

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