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Timed Auction

Spring Premier Auction 2018

Wed, Mar 7, 2018 04:00PM EST - Sat, Mar 24, 2018 11:00PM EDT
Lot 147

BABE RUTH, LOU GEHRIG AND WALTER JOHNSON TRIPLE-SIGNED ONL (HARRIDGE) BASEBALL

Sold for
$6,848.40
Sold Price includes BP

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The offered OAL (Harridge) baseball can be viewed as a singular gathering of baseball's finest. Its unusual trio of blue ink fountain tip pennings includes Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig and Walter Johnson; the medium hails from the early portion of Harridge's presidency. It was perhaps on a summer day in 1932 at Yankee Stadium or Griffith Stadium that the offered keepsake was presented to and appropriately signed by the uppermost echelon of baseball's hierarchy. Remarkably the sphere has retained a fresh appearance with only mild soiling from handling. Its stampings are prominent and its red-and-blue alternating laces are vibrant. Ruth has assumed occupancy of the sweet spot where his scripting projects "5-6" strength. Gehrig claimed the east panel reflecting about 4/10 in quality. Walter Johnson signed the north panel however most of his first name has faded from legibility as has much of his last name.  In spite of the varying degree of signature strength there is the awe-inspiring evidence that this ball once passed through the hands of three of the greatest baseball immortals of their era.

Full LOA from PSA/DNA.

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