Winter Auction 2018 Ending February 17
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/18/2018
Presented here is a baseball signed by 24 members of the 1970 American League All-Star Team. The American League fell, 5-4 in 12 innings, to a strong National League team at Riverfront Stadium. The game ended when Pete Rose barreled through AL catcher Ray Fosse to score the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 12th, injuring both players.
This Official American League Joseph E. Cronin baseball features the signature of Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver on the sweet spot. Other signatures include the Hall of Famers Jim Palmer, Harmon Killebrew, Luis Aparicio, Catfish Hunter and Brooks Robinson. Other signatures include Jim Perry, Frank Howard, Davey Johnson, Tony Oliva, Dave McNally, Tom Harper, Jerry Moses, Clyde Wright, Willie Horton, Mel Stottlemyre, Fritz Peterson, Roy White, Ray Fosse, Mike Cuellar, Alex Johnson, Jim Fregosi, Sandy Alomar, and one other. The signatures have been written in blue and black pen. This baseball comes with a LOA from JSA (Z42180).