CASEY STENGEL & BILLY SOUTHWORTH HISTORIC 1919 NOTARIZED MORTGAGE DEED dated July 1919. Measures 8 1/2 x 14. Very early signature of Casey Stengel signed with his FULL name CHARLES DILLON STENGEL , witnessed by Hall of Fame member BILLY SOUTHWORTH who has signed "Wm H. Southworth" , earliest signatures of either Hall of Famer that I have ever offered. Also witnessed by player WALTER SCHMIDT (1916-25 Pirates and Cardinals, he died in 1973), Billy Southworth was a player from 1913-1929 but it was his accomplishments as manager that earned him a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame while winning four pennants and two World Championships in 1942 & 1944 for the Cardinals, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame 2008 over three decades after his death in 1969. Casey Stengel played from 1912-1925 in the major leagues but it was his 7 World Championships with the Yankees that earned him induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966. He died in 1975. Comes with a letter of provenance from Casey Stengel's Grand Nephew. Amazing early document signed by two of the greatest Hall of Fame managers of all time. $650.00
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