Three items signed by Rolfe: a vintage 3.5 x 5 cardstock photo of him with the Detroit Tigers, signed in fountain pen, "Best wishes, Red Rolfe"; and two typed letters signed "Red Rolfe," each one page on Detroit Tigers letterhead, January 15, 1949, and May 16, 1950. The first, in part: "I am secretly hoping to get the Tigers up in the race this coming year. But the competition from the Indians, Red Sox and Tankees is going to be tough. I have been out of active baseball so long that my supply of pictures is completely exhausted. Perhaps there will be some available after Spring Training." The second, in part: "You certainly have been patient in waiting to receive a picture from me. I have some on hand now and you will find one enclosed…The Detroit Club seems much improved over a year ago and I am hopeful of giving both the Red Sox and the Yankees a real battle this year." In very good to fine condition, with loss to the upper right corner of the earlier letter. In the 1950 season, Rolfe's second as manager of the Tigers, the club nearly caught the Yankees at the top of the standings. They won 95 games, finishing in second place in the American League pennant race.
