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sportscollectorsdaily.com - 4/26/2009
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A glove used late in the career of Sandy Koufax--and autographed--sold for over $100,000 in a major sports card and memorabilia auction.
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Heritage Galleries: Koufax Game-Used Glove
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... The 1966 glove was consigned by the son of former Major League Baseball umpire. Doug Harvey. In June Leavy's biography 'Sandy Koufax, a Lefty's Legacy', Harvey recounted the story of how Koufax came to give him the glove. Harvey was sharing a drink with Koufax at a Milwaukee hotel bar one night when Koufax inadvertently left behind a personalized lighter given to him to commemorate the Dodgers' latest World Series visit. Harvey later returned it to Koufax, who β as a token of appreciation β gave him the game used glove. It is inscribed: βTo Doug, With very best wishes, ...
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