October Legends and Americana Ending November 14th
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/15/2015
"Willie Mays and the Reds' Gordy Coleman were the only two guys you didn't throw curveballs to," Tim McCarver once said. Coleman averaged 27 HRs and 87 RBIs over 1961-62, and he parlayed his playing career into a long-term administrative affiliation with the Reds. Coleman's "Reds Hall of Fame" bio describes his path this way: "When the Reds traded popular, longtime second baseman Johnny Temple to the Cleveland Indians in December of 1959 for second baseman Billy Martin, pitcher Cal McLish and first baseman Gordy Coleman, it was something of a surprise that Coleman ended up being the key player in the deal for the Reds...After retiring as an active player, Coleman became an integral part of the Reds' front office, helping to establish the Reds Speakers Bureau, through which he made countless personal appearances on behalf of the club in towns large and small throughout Reds country." Coleman's Balfour 14K-white-gold, size 13 ring features 37 points' worth of rubies as part of its classically elegant design. EX-MT/NM condition. Accompanied by a special metal-trim Balfour box and 2003 purchase LOA.