2022 WINTER PREMIER AUCTION
Wed, Jan 19, 2022 09:00PM EST - Thu, Jun 2, 2022 10:08AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 285
1923 NEW YORK YANKEES WORLD SERIES GAME USED BALL SIGNED BY BABE RUTH - JSA
Sold for
$20,205.60
Sold Price includes BP
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Widely considered to be the first agent in professional sports, Christy Walsh was responsible for sending tokens of appreciation to various workers that took care of his prized superstar. The presented item certainly is a valuable token; a single-signed OAL (Johnson) Babe Ruth baseball that was game-used in the 1923 World Series. The ball is screwed into and sits atop a curved base so that it can be properly displayed. Imprinted on the top of the ball is "Compliments of Christy Walsh" and the recipient's name "V. L. Bedell", while "Ball Used in World Series 1923 Giants vs. Yankees" is printed on the side. The ball shows some signs of used and has darkened with age. However, the signature and inscription from Ruth is in clear black ink: " To V. L. Bedell Thanks for a wonderful trip From Babe Ruth 1924." Full LOA from JSA.
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