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Tommy John Autographed, Game-Used Baseballs from 7 of His 11 Wins in 1972!
Lot 31. Tommy John Autographed, Game-Used Baseballs from 7 of His 11 Wins in 1972! In his first season with the LA Dodgers, John won 11 and lost only five while limiting opponents to 2.89 runs per nine innings. His performance was part of a 10-season run (1971-81), interrupted by his surgery and rehabilitation in 1974-75, that produced an impressive 152-84 record. In fact, for the period, his winning percentage of .644 is similar to Sandy Koufax’s for his career – 165-87 and .655, and equals Dizzy Dean for his career, 150-83 and .644. ONE OF THE BASEBALLS IS FROM JOHN’S FIRST WIN AS A DODGER, a 3-1 victory at Atlanta Stadium on April 18. In seven innings, John gave up four hits and three walks. The other baseballs are for games in which he recorded his SECOND WIN, an 11-1, complete game on April 29 vs. the Mets at Dodger Stadium; #3, 6-4 over the Mets, May 11, at Shea Stadium; #4, 8-3 vs. St. Louis, June 2; win #6, 2-1 over St. Louis, June 13, Busch Stadium; #7, 5-0 against the Braves, June 25, Dodger Stadium, and #11, 4-2 over the Cubs, Aug. 19, Dodger Stadium. With one exception, each game-used ONL Feeney baseball has the opponent, date and score printed on the sweet spot. The ball from John’s seventh win lacks the date. In addition, the ball from his sixth win has an erroneous date, June 12 instead of June 13. One each ball, John placed a mint 9 or gem mint 10 autograph. Kevin Keating authenticated the autographs. This is the most complete group of game-used signed baseballs we have seen representing a season in the career of a top-flight major league pitcher! Please check out LOT 32, which is a companion piece to this important collection.
Winning Bid $541.
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