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December 2011 Catalog  >  Sports  >  Negro League, Latin, Japan & International Baseball

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Lot 518: 1946 Bob Feller's All Stars vs. Satchel Paige's All Stars Program

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Reserve: $100.00
Winning Bid: $200.00
Price Realized: $239.00
Number Of Bids: 5
Auction Date:12/16/2011 9:00 PM EST

In 1946, Bob Feller organized the first barnstorming tour to use airplanes to travel from site to site. For his team, he recruited all-stars from both major leagues. As his main opponent, he asked Satchel Paige to head a team of Negro league all-stars. Although the program is undated, it is scored in pencil. In this particular game, Feller's All-Stars included Johnny Berardino, Mickey Vernon, Stan Musial, Charley Keller, Ken Keltner, Jeff Heath, Sam Chapman, Rollie Helmsley, Frankie Haynes, Bob Lemon, and Bob Feller. Page’s All-Stars included a line-up of players not printed in the program: Williams, Hyde, Stone, Hoskins, Nelson, Steele, Moody, Neal, Haywood, McDaniels and Page. VG-EX condition.

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