This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 5/11/2001.
When the Yankees lost in 7 games to the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1964 World Series, it wrote finis to the Yankees' dynasty that had witnessed 14 AL pennants and 9 World Championships in 16 years. The last pennant run was sparked by an incident over a harmonica played by Phil Linz on the team bus. These two lightly toned OAL Cronin balls were signed by 25 and 28 members of the team, respectively, including manager Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle (both on the sweet spot), Roger Maris, Whitey Ford, Elston Howard, Mel Stottlemyre, Bobby Richardson, Clete Boyer, Tony Kubek, and Linz. The signatures on one ball are more faded and rate 6s,
on the other 7s.