Summer Premier Auction 2014
Wed, Aug 6, 2014 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Aug 24, 2014 11:00AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 7
1906 WORLD SERIES GAME BALL SIGNED BY ED WALSH AND MORDECAI BROWN AND INSCRIBED "FINAL BALL SOX WIN" (HELMS/LA84 COLLECTION)
Sold for
$11,403.60
Sold Price includes BP
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The 1906 World Series pitted Chicagos crown rivals against one another. The White Sox led by the power pitching of right-hander Ed Walsh versus the Cubs led by southpaw Mordecai Three-Fingered Brown. It would mark the first National League pennant for the record-breaking 116-36 Cubs while the White Sox won the AL pennant with a 93-58 record just two games ahead of the New York Highlanders. Entering game 6 the White Sox led the series three games to two and were determined to win the title on their home field. Led by the clutch hitting of George Davis and Jiggs Donahue with three runs batted in apiece the South Side sluggers prevailed 8-3. This official Reach-branded horsehide American League baseball is from that Series-deciding Game 6. Dark and discolored by more than a centurys worth of time the game-used gem boasts signatures in black from both Walsh and Brown the latters just to the right of the sweet spot with a special inscription in an unknown hand that reads: 1906 World Series Final Ball Sox Win. Although not documented as such we believe this historic ball was part of a donation of significant early baseball items given to the museum by Joe E. Brown. Joe E. Brown was among the biggest stars of stage film radio and television in the 1920s and 30s. He was also a tremendous sports fan co-owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates and a passionate collector of sports memorabilia.
Includes a Letter of Provenance from the Helms Athletic Foundation/LA84 Collection.
Full LOA from PSA/DNA.
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