Description: 2012 Historic Autographs Champions - 1955 Brooklyn Edition series card with a PSA authenticated autograph of All Star George Shuba. Card is graded Mint 9 and numbered 18/25. Shuba was a utility outfielder and left-handed pinch hitter in Major League Baseball who played seven seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers. His seven seasons included three World Series as well as a World Series championship in 1955. He was the first National League player to hit a pinch-hit home run in a World Series game. Shuba is often remembered for his symbolic role in breaking down Major League Baseball's tenacious "color barrier". Shuba offered a congratulatory handshake to teammate Jackie Robinson, who went on to become the first African American to play in a major league game since the late 19th century. The moment was captured in a well-known photograph dubbed A Handshake for the Century for featuring the first interracial handshake in a professional baseball game.In 1972 Shuba's major league career was featured in a chapter of Roger Kahn's The Boys of Summer, a tribute to the 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers. Kahn observed in his book that Shuba earned his nickname, "Shotgun", by "spraying line drives with a swing so compact that it appeared as natural as a smile".The scan shows the actual item. Please email if you have any questions or would like additional scans of this item.Shipping and handling to the US on all Buy It Now Items is free and only $7 for the rest of the world. Ebay is my default for most international shipping.Card will be shipped in a padded envelope with tracking in the US.Please email for special costs to mail to any other country not using international first class postage. PLEASE READ All items are guaranteed to be as described or I will provide a full refund. If you are unsure about an item or want more details - ASK, don't assume. Please note that I will only provide a refund upon return of the item so please don't complain about the item and then ask me to send you a full or partial refund without sending the items back. I always have and will continue to pay to have the item shipped back to me.
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: Avondale, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2025-01-19T21:45:06.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Autographed: Yes
Autograph Format: Hard Signed
Product: Single
Player/Athlete: George Shuba
Year Manufactured: 2012
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Card Attributes: Autograph, Piece of Authentic
Vintage: No
Sport: Baseball
Era: Modern (1981-Now)
Original/Reprint: Original
Autograph Authentication: Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA)
Manufacturer: Historic Autographs
Professional Grader: Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA)
Season: 2012
