FS: KEN HUBBS Signed 1958 School Test Paper 1962 Rookie of The Year

[JimStinson]

KEN HUBBS School science test dated 1/16/1958. Signed KENNETH HUBBS by a then 17 year old future major league rookie of the year. Written entirely in his own hand in pencil measures 8 1/2 x 11 both sides signed on top of 1st page. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman for the Chicago Cubs from 1961 to 1963. Hubbs died at age 22 when the private plane he was piloting crashed in a snow storm near Provo, Utah prior to the 1964 season. In his short big-league career he was an excellent fielder, already earning a Gold Glove Award. In 1962 he became the first rookie in baseball history to win a Gold Glove Award, Hubbs set several fielding records and convincingly won the 1962 National League Rookie of the Year Award. At the time of his death, Hubbs was among the best defensive second basemen in the game. $350.00
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