November 2016 Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/19/2016
Ernie Orsatti (D. 1968) was a professional baseball player who played outfielder and first base in the Major Leagues from 1927-1935. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals with a lifetime batting average of .306 in 701 games. He both batted and threw left-handed. He played in the 1928, 1930, 1931 and 1934 World Series. He previously played for the 1925 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Bunnies minor league team with a batting average of .347 and 6 home runs.
Offered is a single signed National League (Ford Frick) from the Jim Armstrong collection that has been shellacked baseball that Orsatti has signed and personalized to Jim (from the famed Jim Armstrong collection). He wrote St. Louis Cards Gas House Gang 1934 World Champs. On another panel he wrote. “World Champs 1926 – 31- 34 Nat – Champs 1928 – 30.”
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