Winter Auction 2016 Closing January 30th
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/31/2016
On September 6, 1995,Cal Ripken, Jr. played in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig’s Iron Man record. Larry Barnett was behind the plate calling balls and strikes that night, while fellow umpires Greg Kosc and Al Clark handled 1st and 3rd base, respectively. This official Budig American League Baseball, a Cal Ripken, Jr. memorial ball, was used in the ballgame that night. Ripken has signed the ball on the sweet spot in blue ink, while Barnett, Kosc and Clark have all signed adjacent panels in black ink. The ball shows heavy game use, and comes with a COA from SGC, as well as an LOA from PSA/DNA.