JOE BURT SCOTT SIGNED Envelope (d.2013) Negro Negro Leagues Black Yankees

TEAM: Negro Leagues

SIGNER: Joe Burt Scott

APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3"x5"

MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Joe Burt Scott

ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original

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 conition and signature quality.

BIO: Joseph Burt Scott was born in 1920 in Memphis, TN and died in 2013 in Memphis, TN. He played major league baseball from 1946 to 1948 as leftfielder for the New York Black Yankees and the Memphis Red Sox. Scott played outfield and first-base in several different Negro Leagues from 1936 to 1956 for teams including the New York Black Yankees, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Chicago American Giants, Memphis Red Sox and the Zulu Cannibal Giants. He was the only player of color on his high school team which won the 1937 city championship played at Wrigley Field. In 1942, Scott had a batting average of .714 in 58 games before the season was ended early due to World War II.

SKU: CL02592

Item: CL02592