1950's Mystery autographs

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Originally Posted by Michael B

The third one looks like Cookie Lavagetto.

That's interesting. It's hard to make much sense of his inclusion, but he's the last autograph in the book, so no telling.

From SABR bio project: ...1951, whereupon Lavagetto quit playing and signed on with Brooklyn as a coach. When Dressen was refused a two-year contract after the 1953 season, Cookie sent owner Walter O’Malley a telegram that read: “Please accept resignation.” The loyalty Lavagetto had toward Dressen was strong, and he followed Dressen back to Oakland as a coach.

In 1955 Dressen was named manager of the Washington Senators and brought Lavagetto with him.