This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/31/2005.
This collection of 51 ONL and OAL baseballs are each signed and/or inscribed by a former Negro Leaguer. Signatures include Sidney Bunch, Bill "Ready" Cash, Bill Deck, Lionel Evelyn, Harold "Bee Bop" Gordon, Willie Grace, Bill Greason, Acie "Skeet" Griggs, Willie Harris, Pancho Herra, Monte Irvin, Marvin Jones, Paul Lewis, Hank Mason, Jesse Mitchell, Buck O'Neil, Ralph Palmer, Roscoe Price, Jesse Rogers, Hank Saverson, Rueben Smartt, Bunny Warren, Johnny Washington and Jim Zapp. The remainder are all deceased: Gene "Rip" Collins, Jimmy Dean, Wesley "Doc" Dennis, Wilmer Fields, Ed Finney, Sam Hairston, Isiah Harris, Charles "red" House, Curtis Johnson, Jim "Lefty" LeMarque, Otis Mathews, Verdell Mathis, Butch McCord, Willie "Pat" Patterson, Nat Peeples, Frank "Wahoo" Pearson, William Powell, Laymon Ramsey, Ulysses Redd, Ben "Chico" Richardson, Tommy Sampson, Freddie Shepard, Riley Stewart, Allie Thompkins and Percy Trimont. The balls are all extremely clean, signatures average a 9. Accompanied by a LOA from James Spence Authentication and an additional LOA.