October 28, 2017 Sports Memorabilia
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/28/2017
The final season for "Pops" was spent mostly at DH after the day he took this glove off and gave it to teammate Steve Nicosia. During his career Willie was the best first baseman the club ever had. He never won a gold glove but despite that Rawlings honored him with a career gold glove a few weeks short of retirement. The glove itself is a well used Rawlings Heart of the Hide model CMH-H. It is signed in faded black marker "Willie Stargell 21 June 82". On the strap is Stargell's classic "VIII" and at the thumb is a star with "GELL" after it. Glove shows definite use from the 1982 season and has a detailed letter of provenance from longtime teammate Steve Nicosia. This is one of the finest if not the finest documented Willie Stargell gloves to ever come to market. A fabulous piece for the serious collector.
Condition: (Excellent-Near Mint).