Single or Duo-Signed Bats, Balls, Jerseys, Photos, Etc.
94 Lots
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Lot 79. 4 Signed New York Yankees 8” x 10” Color Photos – Mattingly, Giambi and Gooden. The autographs are mint 9 or gem mint 10 and have been authenticated by Kevin Keating. The photo autographed by Don Mattingly is mounted on a 10.5” x 13” plaque with a bronze plate identifying him as “The Hit Man 1985 American League M.V.P.” Jason Giambi signed two different photos that are framed. Gooden’s signature is on a photo that shows him and his teammates celebrating after a victory. They come with a signed letter “From the Desk of Tommy John.”
Winning Bid $75.
Lot 80. 29 New York Yankees Autographs Including Henderson, Mattingly, Guidry, Duren, John. Eleven autographs are on baseball cards, eight 1987 Topps: #5 Dave Righetti, 62 Bobby Meacham, 174 Henry Cotto, 224 Wayne Tolleson, 236 Tommy John, 584 Ron Kittle, 735 Rickey Henderson and 788 Tim Stoddard. John’s card is mounted on a 5.75” x 7.5” plaque. Ryne Duren, who died in January, signed a 2002 Winning Beyond Winning card; Gary Ward, a 1988 Sportflics card, and Ron Guidry, 1982 Donruss card #558 that shows him with John. Fifteen autographs are on a page from the Yankees’ 2000 Fantasy Camp: Gene Michael, Hector Lopez, Oscar Gamble, Johnny Blanchard, Mickey Rivers, Roy White, Mike Torrez, Joe Pepitone, Graig Nettles, Paul Blair, Elliott Maddox, Jim Spencer and John. Don Mattingly’s autograph and John’s are on folders that reproduce their 1988 Topps cards. There also is an 8” x 10” photocopied photo signed by John. The signatures are almost all mint 9 or gem mint 10, and they have been authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 81. 7 Baseballs Signed by 8 Yankees – Gossage, Mattingly, Berra, Larsen, John, Etc. All are signed on the sweet spot. Six are single-signed: GOOSE GOSSAGE, mint 9 signature on a mint OML Selig ball. DON MATTINGLY, gem mint 10, re, ex-m to nm cream-colored Bobby Brown ball. DON LARSEN, 9-10 signature, nm+ OAL Budig ball. BERNIE WILLIAMS, 10 signature, mint OML Selig ball. John Candelaria, 9-10, ex-m to nm Brown ball. TOMMY JOHN, gem mint 10 signature, apparent game-used Brown ball. In addition, DON ZIMMER signed the sweet spot of an nm-m Selig ball, and YOGI BERRA autographed the south panel. Their signatures are 9s. Authenticated by Kevin Keating and accompanied by a signed letter “From the Desk of Tommy John.”
Winning Bid $291.
Lot 82. 1979 New York Yankees Picture Album Autographed by 22 Including Martin, Jackson. These autographs are mint 9s or gem mint 10s authenticated by Kevin Keating and accompanied by a signed letter “From the Desk of Tommy John.” Most are personalized to “Tommy,” one of John’s sons. The autographs are by Billy Martin, Mike Ferraro (not personalized*), Art Fowler*, Jim Beattie, Juan Beniquez*, Chris Chambliss, Ron Davis, Bucky Dent, Ed Figueroa, Rich Gossage, Ron Guidry, Don Hood*, Jim Catfish Hunter*, Reggie Jackson, Jim Kaat, Bobby Murcer, Jerry Narron*, Lou Piniella*, Jim Spencer, Fred Stanley, Roy White and Kenny Clay.
Winning Bid $248.
Lot 83. 10 Single-Signed Baseballs – F. Robinson, Carter, Mazeroski, Cooper, Thomson, Etc. Eclectic collection with autographs of three Hall of Fame members: FRANK ROBINSON and BILL MAZEROSKI on OML Selig baseballs and GARY CARTER on a Rawlings Little League baseball. These three signatures are mint 9 to gem mint 10, and the baseballs are mint. The other signers are: CECIL COOPER, mint 9 to gem mint 10 on a side panel of an OAL MacPhail ball, possibly game-used. RICH DAUER, ex 5 on a side panel of an unofficial ball. BOBBY THOMSON, nm-m 8 to mint 9 on mint ONL Feeney ball. WAYNE HUIZENGA, former Marlins owner, large 9-10 autograph dated 4-13-94 on a side panel of an ONL White used baseball. LENNY DYKSTRA, nm 7 signature (bleeding) on a side panel of an nm ball from Rick Martin’s All Star Baseball Camp. TOM LASORDA, g-vg (heavy bleed) on the sweet spot of an Angels’ ball. JOE CARTER, mint 9 on a scuffed and cut OAL Brown baseball. Also, an ex-m to nm OAL Brown ball signed by TOMMY JOHN on the west panel, and FRANK VIOLA on the east. The condition of these baseballs varies. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $185.
Lot 180. Nolan Ryan 2005 Absolute Memorabilia Tools of the Trade Signed Double-Swatch Card. This card, identified as TT-34, is #1 OF ONLY 15 MANUFACTURED by Donruss Playoff. It shows Ryan as a member of the Texas Rangers. His signature is a bold gem mint 10. The card, which contains a jersey section and a bat sections, grades nm. Kevin Keating authenticated the autograph.
Winning Bid $83.
Lot 337. 120+ Autographs of 30 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates Including Maz, Groat, Law, Mejias, Etc. These signatures are on photos, cards, index cards and other media. Three autographs of Bill Mazeroski are included, and one of Ramon Mejias, whose signature turns up infrequently. The autographs are overwhelmingly mint 9s and gem mint 10s. Throughout, we have listed last names only; first names also are signed. There are no more than three personalizations. All of the autographs are on different items; there are no duplicates. Twenty seven of the autographs are on 8” x 10” photos, color unless otherwise noted: Face (b&w), Friend (4, one b&w), Gibbon (b&w), Green (2, b&w), Groat, Law (4, two b&w showing a very young Vernon), Mazeroski (2, one b&w), Narron (b&w), Nelson, Oldis (b&w), Schofield (2, one b&w), Skinner (b&w), Stuart, Virdon and Witt. There also is a b&w photo signed by Face, Haddix and Mazeroski. Another 50 signatures are on cards, primarily from Topps: 1958T #444 Kravitz. 1959T #122 Daniels, 238 Baker, 357 Stuart. 1960T #467 Narron. 1961T #1 Groat, 100 Haddix, 149 Oldis, 250 Law and Face, 286 Witt, 374 Giel. 1961T Stamps, Face. 1962T Stamps, Friend, Virdon. 1963T #55 Virdon, 101 Gibbon, 184 Law, 215 Skinner, 409 Face. 1964T #20 Friend, 37 Burgess, 284 Schofield, 539 Face. 1965T #54 Gibbon, 69 Virdon. 1966T #15 Law, 461 Face. 1967T #351 Law. 1963 Fleer #58 Law. Post: 1961P #137 Nelson. 1962P #181 Smith. 1963P #142 Virdon. 1961 Nu Card: #406 Law, 413 Groat 1977 TCMA 1960 Pirates: #4 Groat, 7 Virdon, 16 Oldis, 21 Face, 23 Gibbon. 1980 TCMA 1960 Pirates: Cimoli, Groat. 1978 TCMA “The 1960’s”: #5 Face, 160 Friend, 199 Schofield, 239 Law. 1979 TCMA Baseball History #42 Law. 1987 TCMA Baseball’s Greatest Teams, Groat, Skinner and Face. 1988 Pacific Baseball Legends #78 Friend. Perkins Pancake House, Face. Jay Publishing, Friend. And an unidentified card of Groat. Twenty-three signatures are on index cards, almost all unlined, with a few cuts: Barone, Bright, Christopher, Daniels, Face, Friend, Giel, Groat, Haddix, Kravitz, Law, Mejias, Mizell, Narron, Oldis, Schofield, Skinner, Smith, Trucks, Vernon, Virdon, Whitt. Team Issues, all different, are signed by Face, Friend (2), Groat (2), Law (3), Skinner and Virdon (2). Groat signed two magazine covers, the Aug. 8, 1960 “Sports Illustrated” and the May 1961 “Sport.” Finally there are autographs of Groat, Daniels, Law, Friend (2), Skinner, Smith, Face and Smith on various media. In addition, Maz autographed a “Beat ‘Em Bucs” envelope with the World Series line score for each game. The 30 players represented are Baker, Barone, Bright, Burgess, Christopher, Cimoli, Daniels, Face, Friend, Gibbon, Giel, Green, Groat, Haddix, Kravitz, Law, Mazeroski, Mejias, Mizell, Narron, Nelson, Oldis, Schofield, Skinner, Smith, Stuart, Trucks, Vernon, Virdon and Witt. Great collection for a Pirates fan, and it has excellent break-up potential for a dealer!
Winning Bid $433.
Lot 340. 16 Photos Signed by Yankees – Mel Allen, Bouton, Colavito, McDougald, Turley, Etc. Mint 9 or gem mint 10 autographs authenticated by Kevin Keating on 8” x 10” b&w photos unless otherwise noted: Mel Allen (color), Jim Bouton, Rocky Colavito (shown as a Yankees’ pitcher), Al Downing (personalized), Charlie Keller (sepia), Ed Lopat (color), Hector Lopez (pers.), Jerry Lumpe, Mickey McDermott, Gil McDougald, Irv Noren, Eddie Robinson, Bobby Shantz (color), Charlie Silvera, Shane Spencer (color), and Bullet Bob Turley with ”8-31-58,” the date he scored his 20th win that season. Allen, Keller, Lopat, McDermott, McDougald and Robinson are deceased. This is a great Yankees group with strong potential break-up value.
Winning Bid $125.
Lot 341. Baseballs Signed by Yankees Ford (2), One as “Chairman of the Board”, Gossage, Terry. Because of his ability to remain calm and focused under pressure, Ford earned the appellation “Chairman of the Board.” Reportedly, he has sometimes declined to add this notation when signing. He didn’t refuse for our consignor, however. The addition is below his autograph on the sweet spot of a mint OML Selig baseball. Ford’s signature, without any notation, is on another mint Selig ball as well. Goose Gossage signed a mint Selig ball and added “HOF 2008.” Ralph Terry’s autograph is on the sweet spot of a mint ONL William White ball. He wrote “62 W.S. MVP” below the autograph and “NYY 56-57 59-64 All Star ‘67” on the south panel. Kevin Keating authenticated the signatures, which are gem mint 10.
Winning Bid $172.
Lot 342. 5 OML Baseballs Signed by Yankees with Additions – Skowron, Rivers, Peterson, Etc. Mint baseballs signed on the sweet spots with mint 9 or gem mint 10 signatures unless otherwise noted. The baseballs signed by Blanchard and Peterson have the New York Yankees logo in place of the MLB logo: Moose Skowron, “1961 World Champs” added below his signature on the SS and “1961 Mantle, Maris & Moose 143 HR’s” on the south panel. Oscar Gamble, “200 HR, 660 RBI, 1195 Hits” on the west panel. Mickey Rivers, “77 & 78 W.S. ‘Champs’,” on the SS and “267 S.B., 1660 Hits, 295 B.A. and 1976 All Star” on the south panel. Johnny Blanchard, “1961-World Series Champs” on the SS and “4 Straight H.R. July 21-22 1961” on the west panel. And Fritz Peterson, all on the north panel, “Starting pitcher for NY Yankees in last game at ‘the house that Ruth built’, Fritz Peterson 9/30/73.” Peterson started the final game played in the original Yankee Stadium. His signature and additions are nm-m 8. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $100.
Lot 343. 17 Yankees Autographs – Berra, Skowron, Richardson, Jeter, Niekro and 9 Whitey Ford. These signatures, which are mint 9s and gem mint 10 unless otherwise noted, are on various media and authenticated by Kevin Keating: Yogi Berra on a gold plaque Hall of Fame postcard. Jim Coates, Bobby Richardson and Bill Moose Skowron on color 8” x 10” photos, and Ralph Terry on a b&w photo. Phil Niekro on an unlined index card matted to 13” x 17” with an 8” x 10” color photo. Ralph G. Houk on a 1964 letter on Yankees’ letterhead signed as general manager. And Derek Jeter on 1992 Classic Draft Picks card #6; the signature is ex 5. Ford signed a gold plaque HoF postcard, a 1989 Ted Williams postcard with Ford’s image, an unlined index card and a second unlined card matted to 13” x 17” with an 8” x 10” color photo. He also autographed a 6.5” x 9.5” photo and four different 8” x 10” photos, including one showing him with four Negro Leagues players, who also signed. The other signers include Don Johnson, Hank Presswood and Sonny Weston. Three photos show Ford with other Yankees; one pictures DiMaggio, another Mantle and the third, Berra.
Minimum Bid $150.
Lot 344. 20 New York Yankees’ Autographs on 8” x 10” Color and Black & White Photos. The signatures are by Hank Bauer, John Blanchard, Clete Boyer (b&w photo), Bob Cerv (b&w), Jim Coates, Joe DeMaestri, Art Ditmar, Ryne Duren (b&w), Ralph Houk (b&w), Tony Kubek (b&w), Don Larsen, Hector Lopez, Jim McDonald (b&w), Gil McDougald, Bobby Richardson, Moose Skowron, Ralph Terry, Virgil Trucks (b&w), Bob Turley (b&w) and Gene Woodling. Each photo has a strong signature, a mint 9 or gem mint 10, without any personalization. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $180.
Lot 349. 10 Photos Autographed by 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers – Reese, Snider, Bessent, Etc. Unless otherwise noted, the signatures are on 8” x 10” color photos. Bessent, who helped the Dodgers win their only World Championship, is a relatively scarce autograph. He went 8-1 in 1955 with a 2.70 ERA and pitched 3.1 scoreless innings in the World Series. He passed away in 1990. Besides Bessent, five other signers were members of the 1955 World Championship team: Clem Labine, Don Newcombe, Johnny Podres, Pee Wee Reese and Duke Snider. The other signers are Gino Cimoli, Al Gionfriddo, Rocky Nelson, all on b&w photos, and Andy Pafko. The autographs are 10s. Gionfriddo, Labine, Nelson, Podres and Reese are also deceased. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $132.
Lot 362. Hank Aaron Autographed “Sports Illustrated” 715th Home Run Issue. Facing Al Downing on April 8, 1974, Aaron hit his 715th home run to break Babe Ruth’s career record. “SI” captured the event with the cover of its April 15 issue and in an article inside titled “End of the Glorious Ordeal.” Aaron’s signature is mint 9 to gem mint 10, and the issue is nm. Kevin Keating authenticated the autograph. This is an outstanding collectible marking the brilliant career of the major league’s true home run king!
Winning Bid $102.
Lot 364. Sadaharu Oh Autographed Aug. 15, 1977 “Sports Illustrated.” Playing in his native Japan, Oh established the international record for home runs with 868. His autograph is a large, bold unimprovable gem mint 10. The “SI” issue is ex-m+ without a label. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $121.
