This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/6/2016
Offered is a red & blue stitched Reach Official American League Ban Johnson baseball which has been signed on the sweet spot by Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth. Stampings date baseball to the 1918 to 1924 time frame which encompasses Ruth's final two seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1918-19) and first five years with the New York Yankees (1920-24), during which time the Babe lead each franchise to a World Series title. Autograph is an early version of Ruth's signatures as quotation marks are found around "Babe", a practice Ruth would phase out later in his career. Some fading to signature though it remains easily legible and instantly recognizable. Additional COA from May 1997 Mike Gutierrez Auction will also attend. (96X0440)
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