Leo Durocher was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994. Durocher was a baseball lifer, playing almost 20 seasons as a player and managing for almost another 30. Durocher won four World Series championships (two as a player, two as a manager) and was a three-time All-Star. The cover of the contract reads, “AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYER’S CONTRACT - The American League Base Ball Club of New York - Leo Durocher”. The cover has the signature of E.S. Barnard and is dated, “APR 15 1929”. The body of the contract states that Durocher earns “an aggregate salary of $4,000.” and under the “Special Covenants” section reads, “The said Durocher shall receive an additional sum of $1,000.00 at the end of the 1929 season, provided Manager Huggins recommends it.” Signed on April 12th, the second-to-last page is signed by New York Yankees President Jacob Ruppert (ghost signed by Ed Barrow) and Leo Durocher with his address below. These signatures are done in fountain pen and in our opinion rate a 9+ overall. Accompanied by an ALOA from JSA.

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