2019 October Legends Closing October 19
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/20/2019
The 1983 Baltimore Orioles dominated the American League Eastern Division with a 98-64 record and then knocked off the 99-win Chicago White Sox in four games of the best-of-five series in the ALCS and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in five games to win the World Series title, the franchise’s first title since 1970 and the only World Series title in the Hall of Fame career of Cal Ripken, Jr.
25 members of that squad have signed this Official Ball 1983 World Series Bowie Kuhn baseball. Signatures include Hall of Famers Cal Ripken Jr. and Jim Palmer. Other signatures of note include manager Joe Altobelli (on the sweet spot), John Lowenstein, Mike Boddicker, Tim Stoddard, Al Bumbry, Gary Roenicke, Jim Dwyer, Storm Davis, Dan Ford, Ralph Rowe and Rick Dempsey. This ball comes with a LOA from JSA.