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The product is an autographed program from the AA Williamsport Tomahawks in a game against the West Haven Yankees way back in 1976. I went to this game with my dad as a bright-eyed 10-year-old, and being an avid, diehard Yankee fan (inherited from my father), I scurried about pre-game and managed to collect 12 signatures from the West Haven Yankees squad. The Tomahawks won the game, as can be seen from my childish attempt at scoring the game, as can be seen in one of the photos above. I actually flip-flopped the teams, the Yankees are scored under the Tomahawks scorecard...and vice-versa. Oh, to be 10 years old again...
The program definitely has marks and scribbles throughout but is actually in really nice shape for a 50-year-old program. It definitely is a one-of-a-kind piece of memorabilia, including autographs from Pete Ward and legendary HOF knuckle-baller Hoyt Wilhelm. As to all of the actual Yankee autographs, the following players/coaches signed this program for me:
- Hoyt Wilhelm, coach and HOF- Pete Ward, manager and member of Canadian HOF- Garth Iorg- Dennis Werth- Gil Patterson- Dave Rajsich- Steve Coulson- Larry McCall- Mike Fischlin- Larry Murray- Dennis Sherrill- Bob Kammeyer
This is truly a one-of-a-kind piece of history and would make a fantastic addition to any collection for fans of Major League baseball, and especially fans of the Yankees.
