| SIGNER: Danny Ozark APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3-1/2'x5-1/2" MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Danny Ozark ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original COMMENTS / CONDITION: Standard 3-1/2''x5-1/2'' postcard (featuring the ''Sand Lot Kid'' statue at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY on the front) which has been hand-signed by Danny Ozarkcollector. Comes from a collection of signed postcards assembled by a collector in the late 1980s-early 1990's (judging by the signers). All autographs in this particular collection are on the same medium: a photo postcard of the "Sand Lot Kid" statue outside Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY. Some of the players signed the front (photo) side of the postcard, some the back, and a few signed both sides (just to be sure). The name and rookie year of the player is pencilled on the back of each card, assumedly by the collector. For the sake of time, only the signature side of each card has been scanned. If you need to see the other side, please let me know. As with all of my signed items, the signature is guaranteed to pass further inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See scans for signature quality and photo condition. BIO: Daniel Leonard Ozark [Orzechowski] was born in 1923 in Buffalo, NY and died in 2009 in Vero Beach, FL. Danny Ozark began his playing career as a second baseman in 1942 with the Dodgers' PONY League affiliate Olean Oilers. He served in Army for the next three years, seeing action at Omaha Beach, the Battle of the Bulge, and in Germany. He was wounded in his knee and received a Purple Heart and five battle stars. Returning to baseball as a first baseman in 1946, he played that season for the Abilene Blue Sox and made the West Texas-New Mexico League All-Star team by hitting .325 with 31 homers and 142 RBI. He stayed in the Dodgers' system from 1946 to 1955 as a player, then became a playing manager from 1956 to 1959, and finally turned to managing full time in 1960. Ozark was a Los Angeles Dodgers coach from 1965 to 1972. When Ozark managed the Philadelphia Phillies from 1973 to 1979, it was the first time he had been out of the Dodger organization since 1947. He rejoined the Dodgers coaching staff from 1980 to 1982. In 1983, he became a San Francisco Giants coach, and in 1984, Ozark managed the club for part of the season. SKU: L08582
Item: L08582
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