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1928 Miller Huggins PSA Type 1 Encapsulated AP/Paramount Photo – Measures Approx. 8" x 10"
This sensational 8" x 10" PSA Type 1 photo of the legendary Miller Huggins conjures up vivid memories of how this wizard-like field general helped build the New York Yankees dynasty in the early 1920's. A stellar 2nd baseman for Cincinnati and St. Louis, Miller Huggins was eventually voted into Cooperstown primarily for his unbridled fame as the New York Yankees manager. Having officially retired after the 1916 season, Huggins' immortal stature commenced in 1918 when the New York Yankees renowned team owner Col. Jacob Ruppert hired him as the Yankees manager.

It is here that Huggins would place an indelible stamp on his legacy, leading the New York club to six pennants in an eight-year span, including 3 World Championships (1923, '27, '28). His last two championships were in 1927 and 1928 when the Yankees won all eight World Series games, and it is his 1927 squad that is still regarded as the greatest baseball team ever assembled, led by the dynamic duo of George Herman "Babe Ruth and Henry Louis Gehrig. This run of success would tragically end on September 20, 1929 when Huggins took a bad fall and was hospitalized at Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center for erysipelas.

His condition was compromised by influenza and high fever, with Huggins sadly passing away at the age of 50 on September 25, 1929. Loved by so many, he would forever be remembered for his ultra-compassionate persona, justified by his empathetic quote: "Any ballplayers that played for me on the Yankees could come to me if he were in need, and I would give him a helping hand." Fortunately for the Cooperstown Inductee, his illustrious status will forever live on via this magnificent keepsake that portrays the Cooperstown inductee in a sitting position at the end of the Yankees dugout, pensively pondering his next managerial move.

The well centered black & white image depicts superb contrast and registration, well-centered between four bright white borders with the clean glossy surfaces miraculously eluding any serious flaws. The verso reveals the PARAMOUNT NEWS-ASSOCIATED PRESS blue credit stamp as well as a significant August 7, 1928 caption that details the Yankees American League lead has dwindled to three games. As we all know the Yankees would ultimately win the A.L. Pennant by 2.5 games over Connie Mack's Athletics and go on to crush the St. Louis Cardinals in the '28 Fall Classic via a four-game sweep. This would be Huggins' third and final championship, with the HOF manager tragically passing at the age of 51 in September of the following season.

MIN BID $400
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