2020 Late December Auction Closing January 3
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/3/2021
Presented is a Joe DiMaggio signed black and white action photograph of the Hall of Fame New York Yankees centerfielder getting a hit in a crucial Yankees game. The “Yankee Clipper” signed his name in blue marker in the lower right of the photo, which depicts DiMaggio hitting the ball at Yankee Stadium wearing his home Yankees pinstriped #5 uniform, as he begins to run towards first base, with the visiting team dugout and the fans on the third base line looking on in the background over a piece of bunting at the end of the dugout. The 16 x 20-inch photo is mounted at the center of a gray matte with black wood accents. Mounted below the DiMaggio-signed photo is a 2 x 4 ½ -inch silver and black metal plaque engraved with the caption “Joe DiMaggio (The Yankee Clipper) 3 Time AL MVP 1939, 1941, 1947 HOF 1955 13 Time All-Star 9 Time World Series Champion 51 Game Hitting Streak”. The DiMaggio-signed photo and plaque are displayed in a 29½ x 29½-inch black with red accents wood with glass frame. This item comes with a LOA from JSA (B47094).