JIM BOUTON - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL CO-SIGNED BY: BERT CAMPANERIS - HFSID 117490

JIM BOUTON and BERT CAMPANERIS
Jim Bouton and Bert Campameris sign a baseball in blue ink.
Baseball signed: "Jim Bouton" and "Bert Campaneris". Rawlings Official American League Baseball, Bobby Brown President. JIM BOUTON first gained notice as an integral member of the NY Yankee staff in the final three seasons (1962-64) of the four-decade New York dynasty. He was 7-7 as a rookie, then had an All-Star season in 1963. But the Yankee dynasty and Bouton's career both came crashing down in 1965. He blew out his arm and the New York offense failed. He doggedly pitched through pain for two seasons, going 4-15, 4.82 in '65 and 3-8, 2.69 in 1966, the year the Yankees fell to last place. Bouton spent most of the rest of his career in the bullpen, and began to throw a knuckleball in 1968. He retired after the 1970 season and spent some time as a TV sports reporter in New York. Surrounded by superstars, BERT CAMPANERIS was a key contributor to the great Oakland teams with his competitive spirit and superb play. "Campy" became one of baseball's all-time top base thiefs, stealing 649 bases to rank seventh all-time on his retirement and leading the AL six times, including his first four full seasons (1965-68). He was voted All-Star in 1968, 1972-75 and 1977. In 1983, at the age of 41, Campaneris returned to the big leagues as a utility infielder with the Yankees. He responded with a career-high .322 batting average in 59 games and solid defense at second and third base. Soiled.