| DATE: 8-4-1996 TEAM: Baltimore Orioles SIGNERS: Earl Weaver, Jim Bunning APPROXIMATE SIZE: 9-1/2"x4-1/8" MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Earl Weaver and Jim Bunning ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original COMMENTS / CONDITION: As with all of my signed items, the signatures are guaranteed to pass further inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See scans for conition and signature quality. BIO: Earl Sidney Weaver was born in 1930 in St. Louis, MO and died in 2013. Weaver joined the Orioles' major league coaching staff as first base coach in 1968 and on July 10 he replaced Hank Bauer as manager, a job he held until 1982 and again in 1985 and 1986. He was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame in 1996. Weaver is famous for saying "Bad ballplayers make good managers, not the other way around. All I can do is help them be as good as they are." James Paul David Bunning was born in 1931 in Southgate, KY and died in 2017 in Fort Thomas, KY. He went to college at Xavier University. He played major league baseball from 1955 to 1971 as pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, Philadlephia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers, was selected 7 TIMES as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. After his playing career, Bunning managed the Reading Phillies (1972), Eugene Emeralds (1973), Toledo Mud Hens (1974-1975) and Oklahoma City 89ers (1976). Bunning then returned to his home state of Kentucky and entered politics. He served on the City Council of Fort Thomas, Kentucky from 1977 to 1979 and was elected to the Kentucky State Senate in 1979. After serving there for four years, he moved on to the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1999. In 1999, he was elected to the United States Senate, and he won reelection in 2005. SKU: CL02634
Item: CL02634
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