Holiday Auction Closing December 8, 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2018
The 1954 season was the first under manager Walter Alston, who would go on to lead the Dodgers franchise to four World Series titles and earn enshrinement into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Alston’s Dodgers would win 92 games in his debut season, however, they would finish five games behind their cross-town rivals, the New York Giants. The 1954 Dodgers also featured two future Hall of Fame managers – Tom Lasorda and Dick Williams.
Offered is this Official National League Warren Giles baseball signed by 22 members of the 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers. All 22 signatures have been penned in blue ink, including Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson, Walter Alston (sweet spot), Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese and Duke Snider. Hall of Famer Ted Lyons also signed his name on the sweet spot above Alston Other signatures include Gil Hodges, Clem Labine, Preacher Roe, Billy Loes, Johnny Podres, Jim Gilliam, Jim Hughes, Russ Meyer, Carl Erskine, Carl Furillo, Sandy Amoros, Billy Cox and four others. Please note that PSA/DNA have deemed the signatures of Walter Alston, Jim Hughes, Russ Meyer, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider and Billy Loes clubhouse versions. The ball is in excellent condition, displaying only slight toning with a couple of stains and the stampings are clear. This multi-signed baseball comes with a LOA from PSA/DNA (AE07538).