| DATE SHOT: 1951-52 SUBJECT: Del Wilber APPROXIMATE SIZE: 5"x7" MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Del Wilber and personalized to Andy (Seminick). ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Signature is original, Photo is Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot SIGNER: Del Wilber 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 signature quality and photo condition. This is one of a number of photos and ephemera to be offered this week which hail from the personal collection of All-Star player Andy Seminick. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Delbert Quentin Wilber (Babe) was born in 1919 in Lincoln Park, MI and died in 2002 in St. Petersburg, FL. He played major league baseball from 1946 to 1954 as catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Red Sox. After his active playing days Del became a coach for the Chicago White Sox, managed in the minor leagues and returned to the big leagues as a coach for the Washington Senators and the Texas Rangers. He also scouted. In 1973 he managed the Spokane Indians, leading them to the West standings leadership and winning the Pacific Coast League playoff title, then managing the Texas Rangers to a victory as a one-game major league manager in 1973 following the firing of Whitey Herzog and before Billy Martin took over the job the next day. He remains one of the majors' only "undefeated" managers. SKU: XP12760
Item: XP12760
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