Contract, signed “Thomas V. Sturdivant,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 11, May 28, 1948. American League uniform player’s contract in which the 18-year-old Tom Sturdivant agrees to render "skilled services as a baseball player during the year 1948” for the New York Yankees, for a salary of “$235.00 per month for balance of 1948 season.” Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by Sturdivant, who adds his address and social security number, and countersigned by his father, E. E. Sturdivant, Yankees General Manager George Weiss, and by American League President William Harridge. A special covenant notes that Sturdivant is to receive a $5,000 signing bonus. In fine condition. Sturdivant would spend seven years in the minor leagues, breaking into the Majors in 1955 on the strength of his sharp curveball.
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