The sweet spot of this ball tells the whole story: 1925 PIRATES Champions of the World.” That season the Pirates won 95 games behind the hitting of three future Hall of Famers: Kiki Cuyler, Max Carey and Pie Traynor. Though there was no 20-game winner on the staff, Lee Meadows won 19 and Ray Kremer, Johnny Morrison and Emil Yde each won 17. The team was expertly led by another future Hall of Famer, Bill McKechnie, and Pittsburgh defeated Walter Johnson and the Washington Senators 4 games to 3 in the World Series.

This Spalding Official National League Frick baseball collects the signatures of 24 of the World Champion Pirates, including Hall of Famers Bill McKechnie, Pie Traynor, Fred Clarke, and Max Carey plus Mule Haas, Carson Bigbee, John Rawlings, Babe Adams, John Morrison, Clyde Barnhart, Fresco Thompson, Ray Kremer, Vic Aldridge, Lee Meadows, George Grantham, John Gooch, Bud Culloton, Eddie Moore, Earl Smith, Tom Sheehan, and Emil Yde. The ball shows even toning from age and coat of shellac has been applied. The black fountain pen signatures are strong against the ball’s surface and display nicely. This baseball comes with a LOA from JSA.

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