Rare Chief Bender Single Signed Autographed Baseball (KEN SMITH COLLECTION) HOF

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Kenneth Smith
(1902–1991) was an American sports writer who covered the New York Giants for the
New York Graphic
and the
New York Mirror
from 1925 to 1957. He later served as the director National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and was the museum's public relations director from 1976 to 1979. Smith was awarded the J. G. Taylor Spink Award  by the Baseball Writers Association of America   (BBWAA) in December 1983, included in the summer 1984 ceremonies at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown New York.
Born in Danbury Connecticut, in 1902, Smith died on March 1, 1991
ONE OF THE RAREST SIGNED BALLS IN THE HOBBY FROM THE KEN SMITH COLLECTION WHO WAS THE DIRECTOR OF THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM. PLEASE ADD .99 TO SEND PRIORITY MAIL, INSURED WITH SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION. THANKS & GOOD LUCK & CHECK OUT OUR OTHER RARE AUCTIONS STARTING THIS WEEK.
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Chief Bender
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Charles Albert "Chief" Bender was a pitcher in Major League Baseball during the 1900s and 1910s. In 1911, Bender tied a record by pitching three complete games in a single World Series. He finished his career with a 212–127 win-loss record for a .625 winning percentage and a career 2.46 earned run average. Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1953 & died in 1954 & one of the greatest pitchers to ever live and the first Indian Player to be selected to the Hall of Fame. this ball is also so rare because of Chief Bender using is C.A. initials Charles Albert his real name.