In 1963, the New York Yankees won 104 regular season games as everyday catcher Elston Howard claimed the American League MVP award. They won the pennant by a comfortable 10.5 games, setting up a postseason confrontation with the recently relocated Los Angeles Dodgers. Unfortunately for the Yankees, the Dodgers rotation of Sandy Koufax, Don Drsydale, and Johnny Podres shut down the Yankees bats in a series that saw only 16 total runs scored.

     This Official American League Joseph E. Cronin baseball has been signed by 30 members of the ’63 Yankees, including Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra on the sweet spot, as well as fellow Hall member Whitey Ford. Other signatures include Roger Maris, Al Downing, Clete Boyer, Ralph Houk, Johnny Sain, Bill Kunkel, Johnny Blanchard, Stan Williams, Jake Gibbs, Jim Bouton, Hector Lopez, Ralph Terry, Jack Reed, Tom Metcalf, Phil Linz, Hel Reniff, Steve Hamilton, Joe Pepitone, Jim Hegan, Harry Bright, Bill Stafford, Dale Long, Tony Kubek, Bobby Richardson, Elston Howard, Tom Tresh, and Marshall Bridges. The signatures have been written in black pen, and this ball comes with a LOA from JSA (Y20620).

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