Lot Essay
Uniform Manager's Contract as issued by the American League covered the terms of employment for Casey Stengel for both the 1949 and 1950 seasons. It would mark his debut as their Manager and he would go on to shepherd the team through an unprecedented run of five consecutive World Series Championships. Dated October 13, 1948 and signed on the inside by both Stengel ("Charles D Stengel" with his address handwritten below) and Yankees Vice President George Weiss. Both are done in fountain pen rating 9 out of 10. Having not been signed by a witness nor the League President it is presumed that this was Stengel's personal copy. Typical fold lines and some mild handling a storage wear. Includes full LOA from PSA/DNA: Sigs. NM, Contract VG-EX