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Circa: 1934
Condition: Used
Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Unmarked
This drawing depicts Pie Traynor as a third baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Harold Joseph ‘Pie’ Traynor (1879-1972) was recognized as one of the best third basemen in baseball prior to 1950. His nickname came from a fondness for eating pie. He played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1920-37). In 1948 Traynor was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The drawing measures 5 7/8" x 12½". It was signed by Traynor in 1934 or '35. He signed on the background in black ink. The autograph is bold and clean.

The artist was my father, Arthur Haas, who lived in New York City until 1938. A commercial artist by trade and a huge sports fan, he would render the player's pose in charcoal and pen & ink, then take his artwork to the event and seek out the subject for an autograph. This piece was done on heavy weight drawing paper, and may have been sprayed with a fixatif. It is signed and dated by my dad, Sept. 9, 1934. We are pricing this as if it were an autographed 8 x 10 photo, since my dad was an unknown artist. Although, unlike sports cards or photographs, this is unique and one-of-a-kind!

The autograph has not and will not be ‘certified’. This would require my sending it away so it can be looked over with a loupe, only to be told what I already know – that it is authentic.