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3 1955 newspapers ELSTON HOWARD 1st African-American toPLAY for NEW YORK YANKEES
3 1955 newspapers ELSTON HOWARD 1st African-American toPLAY for NEW YORK YANKEES
3 1955 newspapers ELSTON HOWARD 1st African-American toPLAY for NEW YORK YANKEES
3 1955 newspapers ELSTON HOWARD 1st African-American toPLAY for NEW YORK YANKEES
3 1955 newspapers ELSTON HOWARD 1st African-American toPLAY for NEW YORK YANKEES
3 1955 newspapers ELSTON HOWARD 1st African-American toPLAY for NEW YORK YANKEES

3 1955 newspapers ELSTON HOWARD 1st African-American toPLAY for NEW YORK YANKEES

$ 18.48

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    3 1955 newspapers ELSTON HOWARD 1st African-American toPLAY for NEW YORK YANKEES
    3 1955 newspapers ELSTON HOWARD becomes the 1st African-American to PLAY for the NEW YORK YANKEES
    - inv # 2K-238
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    SEE PHOTO(s) - Three (3) ORIGINAL front sections of a NEWSPAPER, the
    Macon News
    (GA) dated March 9, 14; and April 15, 1955. These original newspapers contain coverage
    ELSON HOWARD from his first day in 1955 Spring training to becoming the first African-American to play for the NEW YORK YANKEES
    .
    Elston Gene Howard (February 23, 1929 – December 14, 1980) was an American professional baseball player. Howard on the field was a catcher, left fielder and coach. During a 14-year baseball career, he played in the NEGR0 LEAGUES and Major League Baseball from 1948 through 1968, primarily for the New York Yankees. He also played for the Kansas City Monarchs and the Boston Red Sox.
    In 1955, he was the first African American player on the Yankees roster
    ; this was eight years after Jackie Robinson had broken the MLB color barrier in 1947. Howard was named the American League's Most Valuable Player for the 1963 pennant winners after finishing third in the league in slugging average and fifth in home runs, becoming the first black player in AL history to win the honor. He won Gold Glove Awards in 1963 and 1964, in the latter season setting AL records for putouts and total chances in a season. His lifetime fielding percentage of .993 as a catcher was a major league record from 1967 to 1973, and he retired among the AL career leaders in putouts (7th, 6,447) and total chances (9th, 6,977).
    Very good condition. This listing includes the 3 original newspapers as described. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect the purchased item from damage in the mail. Upon request by the buyer, we can ship by USPS Media Mail to reduce postage cost; however, please be aware that USPS Media Mail can be very slow in its time of transit to the buyer. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package.
    We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN!
    Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 50 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 50+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.
    Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers
    has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 50 years. We are located in the charming Maryland Eastern Shore town of OXFORD, Maryland.
    Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 50+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.
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