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Tommy John Awards
8 Lots
 Lot 7. Tommy John’s 1978 All-Star Game Ring. John joined LA Dodgers teammates Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Rick Monday, Reggie Smith and Ron Cey on the roster for an All-Star Game won by the N.L., 7-3. His ring has a cubic zirconia within an onyx stone on a base of siladium metal. “San Diego,” the Padres’ logo and “All-Star Game” are on one side of the ring. John’s name, the MLB logo and “1978” are on the other. Nm. Here is a rare opportunity to own a significant collectible from the seventh-winningest left-handed pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball! A letter of authenticity from John is included.
Winning Bid $1,302.
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 Lot 44. Tommy John 1973 “Most Improved Dodger Pitcher” Award Trophy. Presented by the Go-Go-Dodgers Fan Club of Los Angeles, this impressive trophy stands 35” tall. The base is 12” wide and 9” deep. In 1972, his first season in LA, John did well enough, winning 11 games and losing only five. He improved to 16-7 with the N.L.’s best winning percentage in 1973. The trophy comes with a signed letter “From the Desk of Tommy John.”
Winning Bid $218.
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 Lot 45. Tommy John 1976 “Freeway Series” Lefty Phillips Memorial Trophy. Before interleague competition, the Angels and Dodgers of the Los Angeles area met annually in one or more exhibition games. John was honored as the “Outstanding Pitcher” of the 1976 series. The trophy is 22.5” tall with a base that is 7” wide and 3.5” deep. Phillips was a pitching coach for the Dodgers and managed the Angels. The handsome trophy comes with a letter signed by John stating that it is from his collection.
Winning Bid $110.
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 Lot 46. Tommy John 1963 Eastern League Champions Watch. In 1963, John helped Charleston to capture the AA Eastern League championship with a 9-2 record. For their success, he and his teammates received Hamilton watches that have two banners across the face. One says “Eastern League,” and the other, “Champions 1963.” Still working, at least intermittently, as it turns through its 48th year, the wind-up watch lacks a wrist band and is not engraved. It is an important, early memento from the early days of John’s outstanding professional baseball career. It comes with a with a letter of authenticity signed by John.
Winning Bid $100.
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 Lot 47. Tommy John American League “Player of the Week” Watch for May 5-11, 1980. John started the 1980 season strong and finished it with a 22-9 record for the Yankees. The Swiss-made watch from the Lafayette Co. has the American League logo and “Player of the Week” on the face, and Tommy John May 5-11, 1980” engraved on the latch for the band. It appears to be unused and seems to work. It comes with a letter of authenticity signed by John.
Winning Bid $332.
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 Lot 48. 1991 Crown Royal Award Program Signed by John, Rudolph, Bleier and Blatnick. In 1991, Crown Royal presented Achievement Awards to six athletes who “have beaten physical challenges to reach the very peak of success in their chose sport. They had to dig deeper, try harder, leap over one more hurdle” to achieve success. Four of the award recipients each signed the page with his or her photo or biography: Wilma Rudolph, who won three gold medals at the 1960 Olympics, the first U.S. woman to do so; Jeff Blatnick, 1984 Greco-Roman wrestling super heavyweight Olympic gold medalist; Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rocky Bleier and Tommy John. Rudolph passed away in 1994. Kevin Keating authenticated the autographs, which are nm-m 8 to gem mint 10. The program is ex with a tiny stain on the front cover.
Minimum Bid $50.
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 Lot 49. Crown Royal Achievement Award Litho Signed by John, Rudolph, Bleier and 3 Others. The lithograph is signed by Wilma Rudolph (died 1994), Tommy John, Scott Hamilton, Rocky Bleier, Jeff Blatnick and Jimmie Heuga. Crown Royal honored the first five signers for overcoming significant physical challenges to achieve success in their respective sports. Proceeds from the dinner benefitted the Jimmie Heuga Center, established to help individuals with multiple sclerosis to live fuller and more normal lives through exercise and activity. Before being struck with M.S., Heuga was a champion skier. He was one of the first two U.S. men to win Olympic medals in skiing. He passed away last year. The autographs, authenticated by Kevin Keating, are large and bold, mint 9 or gem mint 10. The lithograph is framed without glass to 25” x 32.75”.
Winning Bid $100.
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 Lot 50. LA Dodgers’ Appreciation Award by Tiffany & Co. to Tommy John. The oval leaded glass award, with a diameter of approximately 4.75”, depicts Dodger Stadium and has a facsimile autograph of Peter O’Malley. Text around the rim expresses “great appreciation” to John “for your dedicated service with the Los Angeles Dodgers.” Mint. The award comes with a signed letter “From the Desk of Tommy John.”
Winning Bid $273.
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