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Lot 1392: 1964 Philadelphia Phillies Team Signed Baseball
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Philly fanatics may wince at this '64 team signed Phillie ball, but for collectors it may be the toughest Phillie ball to find, as it's been stuck in Purgatory ever since the "Great Collapse" -- when a 6 1/2 game lead with 2 weeks to go turned into a mortifying 2nd place finish on the last day. ONL (Giles) ball has 22 signatures, including manager Gene Mauch (SS), Jim Bunning, Tony Taylor, Rich Allen, Johnny Callison, Rick Wise, Bobby Shantz, Jack Baldschun, Dennis Bennett, Wes Covington, Gus Triandos, Art Mahaffey, Chris Short, etc. Sigs. avearge 8/10, ball rates NRMT.
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