Goldin Elite Auction Ending May 22-23
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/22/2021
This lot closes on May 22nd, 2021 at 10:00 PM EDT for initial bids.
No man who ever stepped foot on a baseball field carried more expectations or faced more animosity than Jackie Robinson. With the odds stacked up against him, Jackie's spectacular 1947 rookie season forever shattered the color line in baseball and in turn helped usher in the Civil Rights Movement. He was 1947's Rookie of the Year and then the National League's MVP in 1949. His fire and drive propelled the Brooklyn Dodgers to six pennants and one World Championship and inspired a whole generation of young ballplayers, both black and white.
The implications of what Jackie Robinson accomplished in 1947 and continued to work for throughout the rest of his life, extended far beyond the baseball diamond – he made an entire nation reevaluate and change the way they thought about one another. For all of these accomplishments a baseball signed by Brooklyn Dodgers ground-breaking Hall of Famer remains one of the most coveted collectible items in the industry. This offered Tommy Holmes League Ball has been signed in bold blue pen on the panel west of the stamped sweet spot. Robinson inscribed “Best wishes” above his signature. The ball displays slight toning with a cream-colored tone and the stampings are clear. This ball comes with LOA from PSA/DNA (T11332), who have graded Robinson's signature a NM-MT 8.