| SIGNER: Walker Cooper APPROXIMATE SIZE: 4-1/8"x1-1/2" cut affixed to 4-3/8"x1-5/8" cut album page MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Walker Cooper ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original COMMENTS / CONDITION: As with all of my signed items, the signature is guaranteed to pass further inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See scans for conition and signature quality. BIO: William Walker Cooper (Walk) was born in 1915 in Atherton, MO and died in 1991 in Scottsdale, AZ. He played major league baseball from 1940 to 1957 as catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, appeared in the 1942, 1943 and 1944 World Series, and was selected 8 times as an All-Star. After his daughter, Sara (Miss Missouri 1957), married Cardinals second baseman Don Blasingame, he noted, "It's time to quit when you've got a daughter old enough to marry a teammate." He managed the Indianapolis Indians (1958-59) and Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers (1961) of the Triple-A American Association and was a coach for the Kansas City Athletics (1960) before leaving the game. SKU: L14688
Item: L14688
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