Books and articles about Abe Stark

Stark was the Brooklyn borough president, but it was through his clothing store that he gained his measure of immortality. On Ebbets Field's right-field fence was an ad that said, "Hit sign. Win suit." But it was near the ground, and the batter had to hit it on the fly, so Stark was in no danger of losing much money on his proposition. (SH)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 6, 1937: One of baseball's rarest feats takes place when Woody English of the Dodgers wins a suit by hitting the sign of clothier Abe Stark at the base of the Ebbets Field scoreboard.