This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 5/11/2001.
Sinkerballer Wilbur Cooper won more games (202) than has any other Pirate southpaw, with at least 17 wins a year from 1917-24. He won 216 game lifetime and twice led the NL with 27 complete games. Cooper, who died in 1973 at age 81, signed this delicately-toned ONL Giles ball in blue fountain pen, adding "Pirates 1912-1924." The signature rates a strong 9. This is the perfect gift for history-minded Buc fanatics.