Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Official National League ball, made by Spalding, with ink signatures including: manager B.E. Shotton (Burton Edwin Shotten); infielder Billy Cox (William Richard Cox); infielder/outfielder Eddie Miksis; outfielder Marv Rackley; shortstop and Hall-of-Fame inductee
Pee Wee Reese (Harold Peter Henry Reese); pitcher Don Newcombe; utility player Louis Olmo; center fielder and Hall-of-Fame inductee
Duke Snider (Edwin Donald Snider); outfielder Carl Furillo; outfielder Gene Hermanski; third baseman John Jorgensen ("Spider" Jorgnesen); pitcher Mike McCormick; (possibly) pitcher Elwin Charles "Preacher" Roe; (possibly) outfielder George Shuba; pitcher Erv Palica; outfielder Dick Whitman; catcher Bruce Edwards; pitcher Jack Banta; pitcher Joe Hatten; pitcher Carl Erskine; pitcher Rex Barney; first basemen and Hall-of-Fame inductee
Gil Hodges; second basemen and Hall-of-Fame inductee
Jackie Robinson; catcher and Hall-of-Fame inductee
Roy Campanella; pitcher Ralph Branca; and one illegible signature.
Toning and cracking with faded signatures.