While most teams would have collapsed after the loss of a star as big as Babe Ruth, the Yankees simply put their offensive power in the hands of Lou Gehrig and reached down in their vast minor league system for the nucleus of a new, more powerful dynasty. The key, of course, was a skinny rookie from California named Joe DiMaggio. The newcomer’s big bat was the perfect compliment to Gehrig’s, and the pair teamed up with pitching aces Red Ruffing and Lefty Gomez to finish a stunning 19 ½ games in front of defending World Champion Detroit Tigers.

The new-look Yankees beat their long-time rivals, the New York Giants, in the Series and embarked on a 4-year tear that would see the team win 4 consecutive World Championships. This Spalding Official National League Ford C. Frick baseball collects the signatures of 23 of 1936 World Champion Yankees, including Hall of Famers Lou Gehrig, a rookie Joe DiMaggio, Bill Dickey, Tony Lazzeri, Lefty Gomez, and Red Ruffing, plus Monte Pearson, Pat Malone, George Selkirk, Joe Glenn, Jumbo Brown, Bump Hadley, Red Rolfe, Roy Johnson, Johnny Broaca, Jake Powell, Frank Crosetti, Johnny Schulte, Art Jorgens, Johnny Murphy, Jack Satzgaver, Bob Seeds and Kemp Wicker. The aged black fountain pen signatures represent nicely on the white leather surface, with the Gehrig on the sweet spot. This baseball comes with a LOA from JSA.

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