| DATE SHOT: 1950s SUBJECT: Ed Burtschy APPROXIMATE SIZE: 2-3/4"x3-3/8" MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Ed Burtschy ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Signature is original, Photo is Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period SIGNER: Ed Burtschy COMMENTS / CONDITION: 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: Edward Frank Burtschy was born in 1922 in Cincinnati, OH and died in 2004 in Cincinnati, OH. He played major league baseball from 1950 to 1956 as pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics. After graduating from high school in 1940, Burtschy signed a minor league contract, but he joined the Navy in September of 1940 and served aboard the USS Ticonderoga. Following his military service, he returned to the minors and, on June 17, 1950, he made his debut in the American League with the Athletics. After retiring, he worked as a freight salesman in the trucking industry. SKU: L13925
Item: L13925
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