Spring Premier Auction 2016
Wed, Apr 6, 2016 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Apr 24, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 913
USA BASEBALL OLYMPIC LOT OF (6) FEATURING 1984 & 1988 TEAM SIGNED BASEBALLS AND 1988 TEAM SIGNED BAT & PROGRAM (NSM COLLECTION)
Sold for
$294
Sold Price includes BP
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Nice grouping of USA Baseball items from their 1984 and 1988 Olympic squads that took home the silver and gold medals respectively. Baseball was a demonstration sport at the '84 Los Angeles and '88 Seoul Summer Olympic Games. The 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Silver Medalist USA team-signed Official 1984 Olympics game baseball includes 21 signatures most notably Mark McGwire Barry Larkin (HOF) Ken Caminiti (RIP) and Will "The Thrill" Clark. Bobby Witt Billy Swift B.J. Surhoff Greg Swindell Cory Snyder Shane Mack Oddibe McDowell and Chris Gwynn are others worth mentioning. The autographs average 6-7/10 all but Clark done in blue ballpoint. It is accompanied by a "Los Angeles 1984 Dodger Stadium Olympic Baseball" patch and an unsigned 1984 Olympic Baseball Scorecard Magazine.
The 1988 Calgary Olympic Gold Medalist USA team-signed OAL (Brown) baseball includes 20 signatures most notably Jim Abbott Robin Ventura Tino Martinez Andy Benes Charles Nagy Ben McDonald Ed Sprague and Mickey Morandini. The autographs average 8/10 all done in blue ballpoint. The '1988 TEAM U.S.A. "Gold Medal Winners" GOLD EDITION: 123 of 150' black Adirondack presentation bat is autographed by 20 members of the team including all of the aforementioned notables in shiny 9/10 gold paint pen. Topping it off is a 1988 team-signed USA Baseball Training Site Program with 21 signatures including all of the notables done in 7-8/10 red or blue marker.
Letter of Provenance from the Newport Sports Museum. Pre-certified by PSA/DNA.
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