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Lot 123
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Lot Number: 123
Description: Scarce 1919 Babe Ruth Boston Red Sox single signed baseball. The Curse; Harry Frazee; eighty six years between World Championships, and Babe Ruth "Sold to the Yankees". These utterances and innumerable others have become part of American sports and cultural history, and the very name "Babe Ruth" is now legendary. Nonetheless, Ruth's popularity did not explode until his epic sale from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees. Ruth related objects dating to his early years with the Red Sox (1915-1919) are relatively rare and infrequently offered, with signatures from that period even scarcer. Offered is a Reach "American League" baseball bearing the stampings of Pacific Coast League president Allan T. Baum (Tenure: 1912-1919). The ball is signed across the sweet spot, "Babe Ruth" in blue fountain pen rating 8 out of 10. Ruth has notated on an adjacent side panel, "Oct. 20/19" in his hand rating 7/8 out of 10. The ball was likely signed during a series of barnstorming games Ruth played against Pacific Coast League teams led by Chicago White Sox player Buck Weaver, who would be banished from baseball in 1920 for his involvement with the 1919 World Series fix. The ball itself exhibits some light to moderate surface abrasions with the signature and dating contrasting nicely against the light cream colored ball. Outstanding rarity is among a scant handful of documented Red Sox era Babe Ruth single signed baseballs extant. Includes LOA from JSA: Ball: EX, Signature: EX/MT-NM
Estimated Price: ($10,000.00-$15,000.00)
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