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Lot # 807: 1938 American League All-Star Team-Signed Baseball

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Item was in Auction "Spring 2014 Catalog Auction",
which ran from 6/23/2014 11:45 AM to
7/25/2014 9:00 PM



A terrific artifact from the sixth-ever All-Star Game, this lightly shellacked official Harridge ball is loaded with signatures, including the iconic Lou Gehrig, who participated in his final Midsummer Classic that day at Cincinnati's Crosley Field. The blue fountain pen signatures average around 6/7 in strength, with Lefty Gomez and Joe McCarthy (clubhouse signatures) located at the top of a panel. Other Notables include Joe DiMaggio, Bob Feller, Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, Lefty Grove, Joe Cronin and more. The NL All-Stars bested their AL counterparts, 4-1 that July afternoon with hometown hero Johnny Vander Meer earning the victory with three innings of one-hit ball. Gomez took the loss but still pitched well in his own right, allowing one earned run in three frames.

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