Winter Auction 2015 closing February 7
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/8/2015
Offered is a lot of two baseballs featuring a combined 43 signatures, some of which were the best to ever set foot on the diamond. The first baseball, an OAL Cronin, features 19 signatures mostly in black ink from members of the 1965 American League All-Star team, including Hall of Famers Brooks Robinson, Al Kaline and Harmon Killebrew. Other notable signatures on the baseball, which is inscribed “1965 A.L. Stars” on the sweet spot, include Elston Howard, Rocky Colavito, Milt Pappas, Eddie Fisher, John O’Donoghue, Max Alvis, Bobby Richardson, Mel Stottlemyre, Zolio Versalles, Dick McAuliffe, Earl Battey, Bob Lee, Pete Richert, Tony Oliva and Bill Freehan.
The second baseball, an OAL Brown, features 24 Old Timers signatures in varying color ink, highlighted by Hall of Famer Jim “Catfish” Hunter. Other notable signatures on the baseball include Mickey Rivers, Hector Lopez, Ron Swoboda, Moose Skowron, Bucky Dent, Mike Kekich, Paul Blair, Horace Clark, Tom Tresh, Don Gullett, Jim Spencer, Sparly Lyle, Andy Kosco, Brian Doyle, Dick Tidrow, Jake Gibbs, Jay Johnstone and Fred Stanley. Both multi-signed baseballs come with PSA/DNA LOA’s, verification numbers “T05571” and “T05578.”