Led by stars Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Bill Skowron and Yogi Berra, the 1960 New York Yankees won the American League with a record of 97-57. Mantle clubbed 40 home runs, while Maris hit 39 HRs with 112 RBIs. Skowron hit .309, adding 26 HRs and 91 RBIs. On the mound, Art Ditmar won 15 games with a 3.06 ERA and Whitey Ford posted similar numbers (12 wins, 3.08 ERA). Casey Stengel’s club ultimately lost the World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Bill Mazeroski’s legendary Game 7 walk-off home run.

Presented here is a Balfour 14K gold 1960 New York Yankees American League championship salesman sample ring, featuring the team’s famed top hat and bat log on the face, adorned with CZs and colored stones. “AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS” reads around the perimeter in relief lettering. Both of the ring’s sides are the same, each displaying the year “1960” above a raised image of a baseball. “BALFOUR 14K” is marked inside the band of this approximate size 11 ring, along with a salesman inventory number. This item weighs approximately 33.7 grams. This ring comes with a Balfour ring box.

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