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Lot #9117
Wade Boggs 1986 Boston Red Sox Signed Player Contract (AL Batting Champion)

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Estimate: $750+
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Contract, signed “Wade A. Boggs,” six pages on three adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 11, March 20, 1986. American League uniform player's contract in which Wade Boggs agrees to render "skilled services as a baseball player during the year 1986" for the Boston Red Sox, for a salary of $1,350,000. Signed and dated at the conclusion in felt tip by Boggs and countersigned by Red Sox General Manager Lou Gorman and by American League Vice President Robert O. Fishel on behalf of Bobby Brown. In fine condition. Helping the Red Sox return to the World Series for the first time since 1975, Boggs followed up his historic 1985 season with another year of top-shelf All-Star play. Boggs led the American League in batting average for the second year in a row (.357) and walks (105), while topping the entire major league in on-base percentage (.453). Pre-certified PSA/DNA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Sports
  • Dates: #542 - Ended February 21, 2019