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Lot # 592: 1949-1960 Team Signed "Folk Art" Baseball Collection (37)

Starting Bid: $500.00

Bids: 13 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "2020 Fall Classic",
which ran from 11/11/2020 7:00 PM to
12/11/2020 11:00 PM



Amazing collection of 37 team-signed "folk art" baseballs highlight the years 1949-1960 and feature many big names. With the exception of only a few, all balls are labeled with team's name and year and many feature a custom colored seam giving the collection an overwhelming "folk art" appearance. Overwhelming collection includes: 1) 1959 Kansas City Athletics team with Roger Maris on sweet spot. 2) 1959 Red Sox with Ted Williams. 3) 1949 Phillies with Waitkus/Sawyer/Ashburn/Roberts/Bengough. 4) 1958 Indians with Joe Gordon & Larry Doby. 5) 1957 Athletics with Billy Martin & Lou Boudreau. 6) 1958 Tigers with Al Kaline and Billy Martin. 7) 1960 Indians with Luke Appling. 8) 1954 White Sox with Orestes Minoso & Marty Marion. 9) 1955 White Sox with Nellie Fox and George Kell. 10) 1956 White Sox with Nellie Fox and Larry Doby. 11) 1959 White Sox with Nellie Fox and Norm Cash. 12) 1958 Senators with Cookie Lavagetto. 13) 1955 Tigers with Bucky Harris and Schoolboy Rowe. 14) 1956 Senators with Harmon Killebrew. 15) 1954 Tigers with Al Kaline. 16) 1956 Tigers with Al Kaline. 17) 1959 Tigers with Al Kaline & Jimmy Dykes. 18) 1960 Tigers with Al Kaline and Norm Cash. 19) 1954 Indians with Doby/Feller/Wynn/Lemon. 20) 1959 Indians with Gordon/Colavito/Feller/Minoso. 21) 1954 Orioles with Cal Abrams. 22) 1959 Orioles with Brooks Robinson & Hoyt Wilhelm. 23) 1957 Senators with Cookie Lavagetto. 24) 1953 St. Louis Browns with Marty Marion. 25) 1959 Senators with Harmon Killebrew. 26) 1960 Kansas City Athletics. 27-30) Four (4) 1950s Baltimore Orioles International League teams; and a few other minor ones including B. Robinson single-signed. All on Official American League (Harridge/Cronin) or National League (Frick) balls except for four; International League Orioles on International League balls. Very Good condition overall; signatures rate 6/10 except for the few clubhouse signatures scattered throughout.

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