New York NY Yankees Polaroid Camera Gifted To ED LOPAT @ 1976 Old Timers Day MLB

  

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SM LAND CAMERA with CARRYING CASE SET GIFTED TO NEW YORK YANKEES PITCHER, MANAGER & 5-TIME WORLD SERIES CHAMPION, ED LOPAT, BY THE NEW YORK YANKEES ORGANIZATION ON AUGUST 7, 1976, DURING THE TEAM'S 30th ANNUAL OLD TIMERS DAY AT YANKEE STADIUM. SM Land Camera with commemorative New York Yankees 30th Annual Old Timers Day Ed Lopat plaque mounted on bottom. Vintage Hand Made Vinyl Polaroid Logo Top Zip Carrying Case (Black with strap).

All original paperwork & packaging in original vintage box. Vintage K & K Trophy Mart of Passaic authenticity sticker on box top. The final photo is taken from the official 30th Old Timers Day program from 1976.

The program is not included in this sale and is for historical context only. THIS COMMEMORATIVE GIFT WAS GIVEN TO HONORARY FORMER PLAYERS BY THE NEW YORK YANKEES ORGANIZATION ON AUGUST 7, 1976, DURING THE TEAM'S 30th ANNUAL OLD TIMERS DAY AT YANKEE STADIUM. THIS IS THE ACTUAL AUTHENTIC ONE-OF-A-KIND SET GIVEN TO ED LOPAT ON THAT DAY. ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE CAMERA IS A BLUE MOUNTED COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE THAT READS. "30TH ANNUAL NEW YORK YANKEES / OLD TIMERS DAY / AUGUST 7, 1976 / ED LOPAT". THE PLAQUE ALSO CONTAINS THE NY YANKEES OFFICIAL MLB TEAM LOGO. We will only consider serious offers. NEW YORK YANKEES ANUAL OLD TIMERS DAY. The Yankees organization gifted these personalized commemorative Polaroid camera sets to former players at Yankee Stadium's Annual Old Timers Day event throughout the 1970's.

This is a rare opportunity to own a very unique and OOAK piece of Major League Baseball & New York Yankees history. This complete set is the actual original camera set gifted to MLB pitcher & manager Ed Lopat, It has never been used and is in brand new condition. No damage or defects whatsoever.

The box is worn yet still structurally sound. The camera & case are in brand new condition.

Includes all original paperwork (some ware) & manual. Lopat looks like he is throwing wads of tissue paper. Every time he wins a game, fans come down out of the stands asking for contracts. Eddie Lopat began his Organized Baseball career at age 18 in 1937 as a first baseman for the Greensburg Green Sox in the Pennsylvania State Association, hitting. 229 in 1937, and the Jeanerette Blues in the Evangeline League the same year, batting. 218 with his first homer. Converted to pitching, he lost both games that year. He was went 12-7 with a 2.73 for the Blues the next year and also pitched for the Kilgore Rangers, going 5-4 with a 3.42 ERA, and the Shreveport Sports (1-2, 5.21). He moved to the Longview Cannibals in 1939 and went 16-9 with a 2.11 ERA.

The ERA was the lowest of any pitcher with 10 or more decisions in the East Texas League that season. Lopat split the 1940 season between Shreveport (0-3, 5.94) and the Marshall Tigers (7-9, 3.45).

In 1941, Lopat again was with two teams - the Salina Millers (11-15, 3.83) and the Oklahoma City Indians (3-4, 1.76). The next season he was with Oklahoma City (6-7, 3.32) and the Little Rock Travelers (6-4, 2.66).

In 1943 he spent the entire season with one team for the first time, going 19-10 with a 3.05 ERA in Little Rock and hitting. He tied Gil Torres for second in the Southern Association in wins, three behind leader Jesse Danna and also tied Ox Miller for the ERA title. That earned Lopat a ticket to the big leagues, where he broke in at 25 years of age on April 30, 1944, with the Chicago White Sox.

It is significant to note that he won 10 or more games for eleven consecutive ML seasons. He is one of only a handful of men to pitch in five consecutive World Series (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1953). He was selected for the 1951 American League All-Star Team but did not play. As a pitcher, Lopat was known as a soft-throwing junkballer who relied on finesse. He died less than a week short of his 74th birthday on June 15, 1992 from pancreatic cancer at Darien, CT and is buried at St. Mary's Cemetery in Greenwich, CT. AL Winning Percentage Leader (1953). 20 Wins Seasons: 1 (1951).

Won five World Series with the New York Yankees (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 & 1953). YOU WILL GET AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS VERY RARE, VERY COOL & OOAK PIECE OF MLB & NY YANKEES VINTAGE 1970s MEMORABILIA! We are based out of New Hampshire, U. This set will come in a heavy duty box with serious packaging!

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