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Spring Premier Auction 2020

Wed, Apr 15, 2020 08:00PM EDT - Sun, May 3, 2020 07:50AM EDT
Lot 155

C. 1929-31 BABE RUTH AUTOGRAPHED OAL (BARNARD) BASEBALL

Sold for
$3,114
Sold Price includes BP

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The Sultan of Swat signed this Official American League baseball around the turn of the Roaring Twenties when he, Gehrig and the rest of Murderer's Row were wreaking havoc for the Bronx Bombers. The blue stamp of AL President Ernest Barnard is visible directly below Babe's 5/10 black ink signature. Normally Ruth would sign the sweet spot, but in this case he chose a side panel perhaps because the soiled, toned and scuffed ball left him no choice. It is quite possible that this ball was used in a game, both due to its condition and provenance. It has been in the same family's hands for multiple generations, having first been procured by a local New Yorker who attended Yankees games in the 1920s and 30s. There is another autograph on the opposite panel from Ruth which has not been identified. Regardless of condition, it is tough to get a Babe Ruth autograph on any blue and red stitched OAL ball. And this one probably has a good story to it. Includes full LOAs from PSA/DNA and Beckett.

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