Fall Premier Auction 2017
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 04:00PM EDT - Sat, Nov 4, 2017 11:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 365
1931 BABE RUTH SINGLE SIGNED ONL (HEYDLER) BASEBALL USED DURING BARNSTORMING GAME (FAMILY PROVENANCE)
Sold for
$8,287.20
Sold Price includes BP
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There is no more recognizable name in all of baseball history than the legendary George Herman “Babe” Ruth. The “Sultan of Swat” as he was nicknamed clubbed a total of 714 home runs during his playing days with the Boston Red Sox (1914 to ‘19) and New York Yankees (1920 to ’34) with the majority of his round-trippers (665) coming as a member of the Bronx Bombers.
This lot features an official National League (Heydler) baseball that Ruth signed in 1931 during one of his off-season barnstorming tour games. The heavily toned Spalding baseball – sporting red and black stitches – includes Ruth’s signature perfectly placed in black fountain pen across the sweet spot. This particular brand of Spalding baseball was manufactured from the period 1919 to 1924. Given its age the ball’s current state of preservation is unremarkable remaining toned throughout with evidence of handling. Though the autograph remains legible it too looks its age: 86years. There is evidence of unknown writing on the south panel that is indecipherable.
Full LOA from PSA/DNA.
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