Presented is a lot of 19 Kirby Puckett and Minnesota Twins items with memorabilia including game-used caps, trading cards, signed lineup cards and magazines. The first item in this lot is a pair of personalized red terrycloth wristbands, with “Puck” on one wristband and “34” on the other embroidered in white. The second item in this lot is a Kirby Puckett signature in black marker on a full ticket to a June 29, 1984 Visalia Oaks minor league baseball game. Puckett is pictured on the ticket in a full-color photo wearing the Visalia Oaks uniform, which he wore in his second season of professional baseball for the Single-A California League team. The third item in this lot is a 1992 Kirby Puckett Studio Heritage baseball card issued by Leaf. Puckett is pictured in a sepia-toned photo wearing a Washington Senators uniform. This item has been authenticated and encapsulated by PSA (05249958) and is graded NM 7.

The fourth item in this lot is a Kirby Puckett 1996 Topps Baseball card. The fifth item in this lot is a Kirby Puckett limited-edition Upper Deck Epic Materials baseball card with a cut from a game-worn uniform (13/50). The sixth item in this lot is a Kirby Puckett signature in black marker on the top page of a two-page brown paper program for the Sixth Annual Illinois Junior College All Star Game 1982 at Wrigley Field on May 19, 1982. The program is stapled in the upper left corner. Puckett was born in Chicago, and was raised in the Robert Taylor Homes, a housing project on Chicago's South Side (the escape from which he frequently referred to during his career). He played baseball for Chicago’s Calumet High School. After receiving no college scholarship offers following graduation, Puckett went to work on an assembly line for Ford Motor Company. However, he was given a chance to attend Bradley University and after one year transferred to Triton College, a community college in suburban Chicagoland. Despite his 5-foot 8-inch frame, the Minnesota Twins selected him in the first round (third pick) of the 1982 Major League Baseball January Draft-Regular Phase.

The seventh item in this lot is a 1993 hardcover biography for young readers, “Sports Great Kirby Puckett” by Nathan Aaseng. The eighth item in this lot is an inscribed Minnesota Twins lineup in blue pen on a 4¼ x 7¼-inch blue paper “1986 Official Batting Order Visiting Team” from the July 18, 1986 game against the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Puckett leads off. This item comes with a COA from PSA/DNA (61308). The ninth item in this lot is the 1952 revised edition of a guide book for “The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Cooperstown New York”. The 8 x 10-inch, horizontal-oriented 44-page booklet is saddle-stitched with white cardstock covers printed in red and blue, and black printing on clean white pages on the interior. The booklet, published by the Freeman’s Journal Company in Cooperstown, is inscribed on the inside front cover “For Freddie the Baseball Fan Sept 30, 1952” in blue pen. The 10th item in this lot is a Kirby Puckett signature in black marker on a three-ticket sheet for the 1991 World Series games played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Puckett and the Twins defeated the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 3. The 1991 World Series was notable for several grueling contests, with five of its games being decided by one run and three games in extra innings (including the third game, a twelve-inning marathon which saw Twins manager Tom Kelly run out of hitters). These uncut full tickets were for the three middle games on October 22, October 23 and October 24, 1991.

The 11th item in this lot is a multi-signed Baseball Hall of Fame 2001 Induction stamp cachet, with the signatures of inductees Bill Mazeroski, Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett in blue marker on the illustrated 4¼ x 9½-inch white envelope. The envelope is decorated with color line drawings by artist Kendal Bevil of the four 2001 new Hall of Fame members (including the late Hilton Smith), with a Babe Ruth 20-cent stamp and a 1984 USA Olympic baseball 29-cent stamp postmarked August 5, 2001 from Cooperstown, New York. This item comes with a COA from National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 2001. The Mazeroski signature is accompanied by a COA from Pastime Productions. This item comes with a COA from JSA (E63429). The 12th item in this lot is a Kirby Puckett signature in blue marker on a color 8 x 10-inch photograph of the Hall of Fame Minnesota Twins centerfielder taking batting practice. This item comes with a STICKER ONLY from PSA/DNA (H61308). The 13th item in this lot is a Kirby Puckett signature on the front cover of the December 1987 issue of Beckett Baseball Card Monthly featuring a color photo of Puckett.

The14th item in this lot is a limited-edition Kirby Puckett Upper Deck wristwatch with a black leather strap. The watch face has Puckett’s last name and number “34” in red and a reproduction of Puckett’s signature in silver. The watch is engraved “0212/9450” on the reverse. The watch comes with a 2½ x 4 x 4¼-inch black vinyl jewelry box embossed with the Upper Deck logo on the top lid. The interior of the box is lined in green felt with the Upper Deck logo in orange and green on white cloth in the lid. The box comes with a cardboard slipcase with the Upper Deck logo, Puckett’s last name and number “34” printed in red, white and blue. The 15th item in this lot is a multi-signed, game-used 8½ x 14-inch white cardboard Minnesota Twins lineup card from Twins pitcher Scott Erickson’s no-hitter against the Milwaukee Brewers, a 6-0 win on April 27, 1994 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. The lineup card is inscribed in blue pen and includes the signatures of Twins players Alex Cole, Chuck Knoblauch, Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett, Kent Hrbek, Hall of Famer Dave Winfield, Matt Walbeck, Scott Lieus, Rich Becker and Pat Meares, all in blue marker. The 16th item in this lot is a game-used 8½ x 14-inch white cardboard Minnesota Twins lineup card from April 28, 1994 against the Milwaukee Brewers at the Metrodome, a 12-2 Brewers win. The lineup card is inscribed in blue marker. The 17th item in this lot is a Kirby Puckett signature in silver marker on the top of the bill of a game-used Minnesota Twins baseball cap. The navy-blue New Era wool cap is inscribed “34” in black marker on the underside of the bill, and has the Major League Baseball 125th Anniversary badge on the back of the cap. This item comes with a COA from J. T. Sports (1016).

The 18th item in this lot is a Kirby Puckett signature in silver marker on the top of the bill of a game-used Minnesota Twins spring training baseball cap. The navy-blue synthetic New Era Dupont Visor Pro Model cap is inscribed “34” in black marker on the underside of the bill. This item comes with a COA from J. T. Sports (1015). The 19th item in this lot is a limited-edition Kirby Puckett signature in black marker on a reproduction of the front page of the July 16, 1996 “Keepsake Edition” of the Saint Paul Pioneer Press. Puckett has signed his name in the lower left of the 14 x 22-inch page which features his photo, the headline “Once a Twin”, and the lyrics to the John Fogerty hit song “Centerfield.” After spending the spring of 1996 continuing to blister the Grapefruit League batting with a .344 average, Puckett woke up on March 28, 1996 without vision in his right eye. He was diagnosed with glaucoma and was placed on the disabled list for the first time in his professional career. Three surgeries over the next few months could not restore vision in the eye. When it was apparent that he would never be able to play again, Puckett announced his retirement on July 12, 1996, at the age of 36. The signed print is inscribed “668/2500” in black pen in the lower left corner, is mounted in a gray paper matte with blue and red borders and displayed in an 18 x 26-inch black metal and glass frame. This entire lot comes with a JSA Auction Letter.

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