April 5th Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/6/2013
Official Rawlings American League baseball (Gene Budig, Pres) signed perfectly on the sweet spot by hall of famer Joe DiMaggio. What makes this ball unique is that all of the side panel notations are scripted in DiMaggio’s hand. This ball was part of a very limited number ever signed by DiMaggio in this manner, and it is hand numbered “37/160” on a side panel. Joe has added "#5 and MVP '39, '41, '47" to the top panel, "56 in '41 and HOF '55" to the bottom panel, "361 HR's" to the left panel and ".325 BA" to the right panel. This ball is snow white with the signatures and inscriptions a strong 8-9/10. DiMaggio balls with inscriptions are very desirable, ones with 6 inscriptions extremely hard to find. A full JSA Letter of Authenticity accompanies this ball. Multiple images and LOA available at goldinauctions.com.