Winter Auction 2015 closing February 7
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/8/2015
Loaded with a cast of Hall-of-Fame talent, the 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers claimed the National League pennant behind a 93-61 record before eventually falling to the New York Yankees in seven games in the World Series. This ONL Giles Spalding baseball features 30 signatures of members from that iconic Dodgers team in blue ink. Among them are Hall of Famers Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Don Drysdale, Roy Campanella and manager Walter Alston, who appears on the sweet spot. Other notable signatures on the baseball include Ralph Branca, Jim Gilliam, Carl Furillo, Carl Erskine, Jake Pitler and Gil Hodges. The multi-signed baseball features a JSA LOA, certification number “Y41827,” and a complete list of team member signatures.