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Charlie “The Brow” DiGiovanna was a longtime Dodgers’ batboy who was promoted through the ranks before becoming the team’s assistant clubhouse manager in 1957. He had paid his dues first as a turnstile ticket taker in Brooklyn, clubhouse boy and then aide in the locker room. He was nicknamed “The Brow” due to his obvious physical feature. Well-liked by players and management alike, he made the move with the team to Los Angeles in 1958. However, on Dec. 28, 1958, at the age of 28, DiGiovanna suffered a fatal heart attack. He left behind a wife and three small children. In recognition of DiGiovanna’s service to the team, the Dodgers created in 1964 a special award in his name to recognize the player who was “most typifying Dodger tradition.”
This lot features the 1968 Charles DiGiovanna Award that went to veteran right-hander Don Drysdale. It was the season in which Drysdale set a new major league record by pitching 58-and-two-thirds innings of scoreless baseball between May and June. The 12” tall trophy sports a black marble base upon which sits a gold-plated vase that has been engraved with the following text: “DON DRYSDALE CHARLES DI GIOVANNA AWARD MOST TYPIFYING DODGER TRADITION 1968.” Positioned just above the text is a raised green BBWAA emblem as well as a raised medallion/emblem from the Helms Athletic Association. The trophy weighs just over six pounds.
Includes LOA from the Drysdale Family.