This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/23/2019
This Official American League Uniform Player's contract between Elston Howard and the New York Yankees, dated February 7, 1961, has been signed in blue ink by both "Elston Howard" (9/10) and Yankee executive Roy Haney. The four-page fold-over contract calls for Howard to receive a one year salary of $29,000. Howard, a nine-time All-Star and the first black ballplayer in Yankees history, posted one of the finest seasons of his career in 1961, with his .348 batting average representing the second-highest mark in the Junior Circuit. The contract (8-1/2" x 11") exhibits two horizontal fold lines and is in Near Mint condition. Full LOA from PSA/DNA.