Contract, signed “Joseph P. Torre,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 11, September 8, 1960. National League uniform player’s contract in which a 20-year-old Joe Torre agrees to render “skilled services as a baseball player during the year 1960,” for the Milwaukee Braves, for a monthly salary of $400. Signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint pen by Torre and countersigned by Braves General Manager John McHale and National League President Warren Giles. The special covenant section notes that Torre will be paid $6,000 for the balance of the 1960 season and that he will receive a $12,500 cash bonus on the first day of the 1961 season. In fine condition. Torre appeared in two games for the Braves in the waning days of the 1960 season, before becoming their regular catcher the next year. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
