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Lot 470: 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers Team Signed Baseball

ITEM DESCRIPTION

 
Reserve: $500.00
Winning Bid: $540.79
Price Realized: $646.25
Auction Date:12/15/2006 9:00 PM EST

An astounding thirty-three fountain pen signatures cover the entire cream colored surface of this Official Dodgers (Branch Rickey) baseball compliments of 'Dem Bums from Brooklyn. Highlighted by Jackie Robinson's sophomore example (7.5/10), the list goes on to include: Furillo, Van Cuyk, Roe, Minner, Hatten, Hodges, Whitman, Reese, Branca, Haugstad, Palica, Ramsdell, Durocher, Hermanski, Blades, Banta, Taylor, Sanders, Lavagetto, Pitler, Casey, Jergensen, Ramazzotti, Edwards, Barney, Abrams, Brown, the "Old Red Head" Red Barber (announcer) and more. Collectively the autographs grade an "8" out of possible "10", while the lightly and evenly toned ball, with two darkened spots, is EX.

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