In 1960, the New York Yankees advanced to the World Series with the full expectation of defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates and receiving a ticker tape parade through New York. However, they did not count on the Pirates extending the Fall Classic to seven games, which led to one of the great moments in baseball history. Light hitting Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski cranked the only World Series ending home run (to that point) in the history of the World Series, taking Bill Terry deep as the first batter of the final frame. Luckily for the Yankees, they quickly put this failure behind them and annihilated the Cincinnati Reds in the very next World Series.

     This baseball has been signed by 28 members of the American League pennant winning Yankees. Hall of Famers Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle have signed the sweet spot of this Official American League Joseph E. Cronin baseball. Other signatures include Roger Maris, Elston Howard, Moose Skowron, Bobby Shantz, Bob Turley, Luis Arroyo, Hector Lopez, Ken Hunt, Jim Coates, Jim Pisoni, Ralph Terry, Duke Maas, Gil McDougald, Bill Short, Frank Crosetti, Eli Grba, Jim Blanchard, Dale Long, Clete Boyer, Bobby Richardson, and several more. Please note that the signature of Casey Stengel has been deemed a clubhouse version. The signatures have been written in black pen. This item is accompanied by a LOA from Steve Grad of Beckett Authentication (A81845).

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