Had to look it up, but you're right! Tiny sig on most pics, cards, etc., that I could find for sale. Maybe he was planning to come back and draw a cartoon alongside the autograph.
Don Gullett has a place in Red Sox lore, too. It’s an old story ‘round these New England parts. It varies little in its many tellings, like here, from a 2023 Dan Shaughnessy column in the Boston Globe: *When Bill Lee was set to face Don Gullett in Game 7 of the 1975 World Series, Reds manager Sparky Anderson claimed Gullett was “going to the Hall of Fame.” Lee’s response was, “Don Gullett’s going to the Hall of Fame and I’m going to the Eliot Lounge.”*
Arm problems, alas, kept Gullett from reaching the Hall of Fame. It is believed Lee made it to the Eliot Lounge.
Danny Cater also has the world's smallest autograph. It's almost microscopic.
Had to look it up, but you're right! Tiny sig on most pics, cards, etc., that I could find for sale. Maybe he was planning to come back and draw a cartoon alongside the autograph.
Don Gullett has a place in Red Sox lore, too. It’s an old story ‘round these New England parts. It varies little in its many tellings, like here, from a 2023 Dan Shaughnessy column in the Boston Globe: *When Bill Lee was set to face Don Gullett in Game 7 of the 1975 World Series, Reds manager Sparky Anderson claimed Gullett was “going to the Hall of Fame.” Lee’s response was, “Don Gullett’s going to the Hall of Fame and I’m going to the Eliot Lounge.”*
Arm problems, alas, kept Gullett from reaching the Hall of Fame. It is believed Lee made it to the Eliot Lounge.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/11/20/sports/if-i-used-these-old-boston-sports-references-would-you-know-what-i-mean/
Another one I had to look up (Eliot Lounge) but well worth the leg work. Thanks for the story!