This MacGregor Goldsmith Official 97 League ball brings together the signatures of three giants of the game: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Tris Speaker. Each man made their mark in a different aspect of the game: Cobb has gone down as the greatest hitter in baseball history, Ruth made his mark as the game’s greatest slugger, and Speaker the greatest defensive outfielder of all-time. Cobb and Ruth were voted into the yet to be built Hall of Fame in 1936, the first year of voting, and Speaker was enshrined a year later. At some unknown moment in time, all three giants of the game were in the same place and passed this ball around, each adding their unmistakable signature. Ruth, of course, signed on the sweet spot, Cobb inking the north panel above and Speaker the south panel below. The ball has been coated with shellack to preserve the signatures. The ball has taken on an amber tone with age, giving this unique ball an almost glowing look to it. As far as sheer talent, you can’t do better than this trio. The ball comes with an LOA from JSA (BB32618) for the signatures.

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