Opening Day Auction 2014
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/26/2014
They had the greatest finish in regular season baseball history, with the greatest moment in the game history, but awaiting the N.L. Champion Giants in the World Series were the big, bad New York Yankees. So the Giants rode their momentum form the Bobby Thomson home run into the next day’s game, and crushed the Yankees in Game 1 of the 1951 World Series. Yes, back then there was not a week of off days between series. This creamy-toned ONL Frick ball contains 28 black ink signatures (“6-8”, a few lesser). Includes: Leo Durocher (sweet spot), Fred Fitzsimmons, Sheldon Jones, Hank Thompson, Bob Thomson, Willie Mays (rookie sig, “6”), Ray Noble, Hank Schenz, Herman Franks, Al Corwin, Eddie Stanky, Larry Jansen, Monte Irvin, Bill Rigney, Sal Maglie, Jack Lohrke, Dave Williams, Monte Kennedy, Don Mueller, Clint Hartung, Whitey Lockman, Dave Koslo (2Xs), Wes Westrum, Sal Yvars, Al Dark and one other. Full LOA from PSA/DNA, cert number U06392.