Harry Dalton Angels V.P. & GM signed Personal Letter to Bud Selig and Check

Description: Harry Dalton, California Angels Vice President & General Manager signed Professional Letter to Bud Selig Milwaukee Co. Stadium, 8.5" x 11". Plus, a Milwaukee Brewers Check Signed by: Allan "Bud" Selig, then Milwaukee Brewers Owner, prior to his tenure as MLB Commissioner. Rare vintage professional letter to Mr. Allan H. Selig, of the Milwaukee Brewers - Milwaukee County StadiumLetter mentions enclosed article from New Orleans Times.Harry Inglis Dalton (August 23, 1928 – October 23, 2005) was an American front-office executive in Major League Baseball. He served as general manager of three American League (AL) teams, the Baltimore Orioles (1966–71), California Angels (1972–77) and Milwaukee Brewers (1978–91), and was a principal architect of the Orioles' dynasty of 1966–74 as well as the only AL championship the Brewers ever won (1982). Born in West Springfield, Massachusetts—also the hometown of Baseball Hall of Fame manager Leo Durocher—Dalton graduated from Amherst College and served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War, earning a Bronze Star. On November 20, 1977, Dalton was hired as general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers. He succeeded Jim Baumer, who had resigned the previous night in a purge which also cost manager Alex Grammas and player development director Al Widmar their jobs. Dalton filled the managerial vacancy when he named Orioles' pitching coach George Bamberger the Brewers' new skipper two months later on January 20, 1978. Milwaukee had a group of talented young players, such as Robin Yount, Cecil Cooper and rookie Paul Molitor, but the nine-year-old franchise had never had a winning season. But, under Dalton and Bamberger, the team quickly gelled into contenders in the American League East Division. By 1981, they made the playoffs and in 1982, Milwaukee won its first and only American League pennant (the Brewers moved to the National League Central Division in 1998). In the 1982 World Series, the "Harvey's Wallbangers" Brewers of manager Harvey Kuenn lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. The Brewers contended in 1983, but then began to struggle on the field. The team rebounded in 1987 and 1988, but when it returned to its losing ways, Dalton's position was weakened. He was relegated to a role as an advisor to Bud Selig on October 8, 1991. His special assistant Sal Bando was promoted to replace him under the title of senior vice president for baseball operations. Dalton, who remained a consultant in the Milwaukee front office through his 1994 retirement, nevertheless was one of the most respected men in baseball, who had trained other successful general managers such as John Schuerholz, Lou Gorman and Dan Duquette, a fellow Amherst alumnus. On July 24, 2003, Dalton was inducted into the Milwaukee Brewers Walk of Fame outside American Family Field. Harry Dalton died at age 77 in Scottsdale, Arizona, of complications from Lewy body disease, misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease The letter is signed in blue pen. Allan "Bud" Selig Signed Check Milwaukee Brewers #132, 1978. This check is from when Bud was President of the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball team. He later became the Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Check heading: Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club Bank Americard Account, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Check is made out to: Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club - Operating Account for $1,318.15 and drawn on the Marine National Exchange Bank, Milwaukee Wisconsin and is the larger check size of 8.5" x 3". There are a few staple holes on left side and has no folds in paper. The check you will receive is just the check in picture. The last picture is of Bud which is not included in this lot. These are great pieces of MLB and Milwaukee Brewers history. A must for any die-hard baseball fan.

Price: 15.99 USD

Location: Plover, Wisconsin

End Time: 2024-11-30T20:08:46.000Z

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