This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/27/2011
Offered is a signature model K55, 35"-30.8 oz that shows heavy game use with ball and stitch marks, cleat marks, some minor dead wood on back and remains uncracked. All factory stamps are perfect. On the strength of Jackson's five continuous seasons in Chicago, the Dodgers, looking for a replacement for their aging All-Star third baseman Jackie Robinson, traded Don Hoak, Russ Meyer and Walt Moryn to the Cubs for Jackson and Don Elston. Jackson played off the bench behind Robinson in 1956. Despite having over 200 fewer plate appearances than in his previous year, he managed a .274 average with 8 home runs and 53 RBI. The Dodgers played in the famed "subway Series" against their hated cross-town rivals, the New York Yankees in the 1956 World Series. He was an All Star in 1954 and 1955 with the Cubs where he played from 1950-55.
Final Grade MEARS A7.5. Base grade 5 points, 3 points heavy use, minus 1/2 deadwood on barrel. LOA Troy R. Kinunen / MEARS