This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 6/6/2013.
This baseball is quite rare and unique in that it is accompanied by black and white photographs of what appear to be and what our consignor informed us are Ruth, Gehrig, Ruppert, Lazzeri and Meusel signing this very baseball. The photos were taken of the NY Yankee icons in spring training one year between 1926 and 1929 when they were all teammates, other than Ruppert of course who owned the team. “Tober Suburban League” baseball signed on the south panel by Babe Ruth rating a 6, Lou Gehrig on the west panel rating a 5-6 and Jacob Ruppert, Bob Meusel and Tony Lazzeri on the east panel, each rating a 5-6. All signatures are done in steel tip black fountain pen. The ball is evenly toned throughout with some spotting, EX- overall. Accompanied by a LOA from JSA as an additional LOA. Further accompanied by several 2-1/2” x 3-1/2” black and white photos framed and matted, picturing the respective Yankees signing what we were told to be this very baseball.