This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 6/22/2017.
Joe Torre’s first year as manager of the New York Yankees went perfectly, winning the American League East division, winning the World Series and winning the AL Manager of the Year award. Torre became a Hall of Famer in 2014, is a four-time World Series champion and has his No. 6 retired by the New York Yankees franchise. On the front left tail is a “RUSSELL ATHLETIC” size “46” manufacturer’s tag with washing instructions. Attached below are two flag tags that read, “100% POLYESTER” and “2” EXTRA LENGTH” respectively and adjacent is a strip tag with, “TORRE-96” printed on it. On the left chest is the team’s “NY” logo and on the back is the manager’s number “6”. Both are done in navy blue tackle twill sewn directly onto the pinstripe white jersey. There are over 30 signatures done in black pen and in our opinion, rates a 9 overall. Signatures include: Torre, Reggie Jackson, Wade Boggs, Derek Jeter (Rookie), Mariano Rivera, Willie Randolph, Paul O’Neill, Mel Stottlemyre, Dwight Gooden, David Cone, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada and others. The jersey is sourced from a radio-thon held by a Long Island group home for retired Ursuline nuns. The Ursulines are the religious order to which Torre’s older sister, Marguerite, belongs. The original price paid for the jersey was $20,750. This jersey is properly tagged, was presented to us as manager-worn and in our opinion shows minimal wear. It is accompanied by a full JSA LOA, the newspaper article describing the jersey’s origins, a handwritten letter from the St. Ursula Retreat Center to the original purchaser and an LOA from the New York Yankees signed by Torre and Ricke Cerrone.