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First baseman (1888-1956) best remembered for a base-running gaffe committed by rookie Fred Merkle of the New York Giants in a game against the Chicago Cubs in 1908. Merkle's failure to advance to second base on what should have been a game-winning hit led instead to a forceout at second and a tie game. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Fred Merkle,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 government postcard (postmarked September 18, 1950). In very good condition, with scattered bends and a vertical crease affecting the end of his name, uniform toning, scattered soiling, missing paper at the top edge, and show-through from a postal cancellation on the reverse. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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