RIVADULLA Drawing Hall Of Fame Baseball MARTIN DIHIGO Start Price USD 74.95 Current Price USD 74.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 15, 2008 End Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 Location Florida See more about 'RIVADULLA Drawing Hall Of Fame Baseball MARTIN DIHIGO' Description You are bidding on a SUPER RARE item of VINTAGE CUBAN BASEBALL and DRAWING MEMORABILIA. Up for auction is the ORIGINAL and VINTAGE DRAWING ARTWORK PHOTO which shows a GREAT IMAGE of former CUBAN BASEBALL Legend and NEGRO LEAGE Hall Of Famer MARTIN DIHIGO. This GENUINE and VINTAGE ARTWORK was made by LEGENDARY PAINTER and GRAPHIC Artist RIVADULLA (Eladio Rivadulla Martínez). Since 1943 Rivadulla professionally worked as Graphic and Publshing Designer, illustrator, journalist, publicist, painter and serigrapher. This AWESOME and UNIQUE was used for Publishment Purposes (marks on backside) and measures 5 3/4” x 8” inches and is in overall good condition: some edge and margin wear, minor vertical stripe DISCOLORATION at right margin below. Please see attached scan for judging all quality aspects or ask question. BACKGROUND: Martín Dihigo Llanos was perhaps the most versatile player in baseball history. Known as "El Maestro," he played all nine positions skillfully. Dihigo became a national institution in his native Cuba, but also starred in many other countries, including Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, also spending 12 seasons in the Negro leagues. Playing in the Mexican League in 1938, he went 18-2 and led the league with a 0.90 ERA, while also winning the batting crown with a .387 mark. Background and Bio: Martin Dihigo - Martin Magdaleno (Llanos) Dihigo, Induction Information: Elected to Hall of Fame by Negro Leagues Committee in 1977, Negro Leaguer Hall of Fame plaque for Martin Dihigo. Born: May 25, 1905, in Matanzas, Cuba, Died: May 20, 1971, in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba, Primary Position: Pitcher , Bats: R   Throws: R , Played For: Cuban Stars East (1923-1927, 1930), Homestead Grays (1928), Hilldale Daisies (1929-1931), Baltimore Black Sox (1931), New York Cubans (1935-1936, 1945), Primary Team: Cuban Stars East,  Quote: "He was the greatest all-around player I know. I say he was the best player of all-time, black or white. He could do it all." (Buck Leonard). This is really a GENUINE and SUPER RARE item for any collector of NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE and RIVADULLA ARTWORK memorablia. Questions? Need to know more? Please do not hesitate to contact us prior to bidding. Are interested in other items? Want another scan or the cost for different shipment or other payment options? Email me through ‘Ask Seller a Question’ link. We accept PayPal, Personal USD checks, sorry NO money order. We ship WORLDWIDE and combine auctions to save shipping costs whenever possible. Shipping fee for these items (listed in this auction) to United States will be 5$. All other countries please ask for specific shipping fee PRIOR to bidding. Place a Bid!