| DATE SHOT: 1940s PRINT DATE: 7-30-1995 SUBJECT: Joe Burt Scott APPROXIMATE SIZE: 8"x10" MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Joe Burt Scott and personalized to Andy Seminick. ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Signature is original, Photo is Type 4 - Second or later-generation photo, printed from a duplicate negative or wire photo process, in a later period SIGNER: Joe Burt Scott 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: Joseph Burt Scott was born in 1920 in Memphis, TN and died in 2013 in Memphis, TN. He played major league baseball from 1946 to 1948 as leftfielder for the New York Black Yankees and the Memphis Red Sox. Scott played outfield and first-base in several different Negro Leagues from 1936 to 1956 for teams including the New York Black Yankees, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Chicago American Giants, Memphis Red Sox and the Zulu Cannibal Giants. He was the only player of color on his high school team which won the 1937 city championship played at Wrigley Field. In 1942, Scott had a batting average of .714 in 58 games before the season was ended early due to World War II. SKU: XP12758
Item: XP12758
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