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Lot 84.  Autographs of Snider, Young, Molitor, Brett, F. Robinson, Fisk, Sadaharu Oh, Etc. The autographs are on three baseballs containing 59 signatures authenticated by Kevin Keating. 1. Mint OML Selig ball with 12 unimprovable signatures of one-time Dodgers, starting with Duke Snider on the sweet spot. The ball is signed also Maury Wills, Dixie Walker, Clem Labine, Rick Monday, Jeff Torborg, Tommy John, Steve Yeager, Carl Erskine, Ralph Branca, Rick Honeycutt and Reggie Smith. 2. Twenty-two 1980 A.L. All-Star autographs on a MacPhail ball that has light pre-printed areas and light to moderate panel discoloration. A.L. manager Jim Frey is on the sweet spot with Earl Weaver. The other signers are Ben Oglivie, Darrell Porter, Al Oliver, Jorge Orta, Robin Yount, Ken Landreaux, Cecil Cooper, Buddy Bell, Al Bumbry, Larry Gura, Paul Molitor, Dave Stieb, Steve Stone, George Brett, Frank Robinson, Ed Farmer, Rick Honeycutt, Carlton Fisk, Alan Trammell and Reggie Jackson. The autographs range from nm 7 to mint 9. 3. Mint Wilson Little League baseball with 25 bold mint 9 and gem mint 10 signatures, including Minnie Minoso and Gene Mauch on the sweet spot, and Sadaharu Oh signed above and below “Little League” in English and Japanese, respectively. The panels hold the signatures of Roberto Clemente Jr., Tommy John, Mike Torrez, Steve Garvey, Gary Carter, Jerry Grote, George Foster, Rennie Stennett, Mark Fidrych, Doc Ellis, Lou Brock, Ernie Banks, Bobby Richardson, Sal Bando, Larry Sorensen, Tommie Agee, Mudcat Grant, Reggie Jackson, John Montefusco, Tippy Martinez, Roy White and Ed Kramer. Sadaharu Oh, John and 12 Hall of Fame signatures! Winning Bid $240.

Lot 85.  Tommy John Wood Baseball Glove Autographed by Snider, Drysdale and Other Dodgers. Unusual display item, a wood “sculpture” produced in 1988 by Tiffany Hopkinson. The “glove” is full-sized and is complete with leather laces. The back of the glove is signed by John, Duke Snider, Don Drysdale, Cal Abrams, Steve Garvey, Cecil Espy, Bill Russell, Steve Yeager, Bill Madlock, Nate Oliver, Derrell Thomas, Pat Zachary, Danny Ozark and several others. The signatures average nm-m 8. Authenticated by Kevin Keating and accompanied by a signed letter “From the Desk of Tommy John.” Winning Bid $100.

Lot 86.  5 Tommy John Collection Baseballs Signed by Dodgers Stars – Koufax, Snider, Black, Etc. The autographs vary among the baseballs; Sandy Koufax signed four of them. Unless otherwise noted, the signatures average nm-m 8 to mint 9 on ONL nm-m or better William White baseballs. On the first ball, which has 29 autographs, the sweet spot is unsigned. The north panel has signatures by Spider Jorgensen, Shotgun Shuba, Norm Larker, Al Ferrara, Jim Campanis, Sandy Koufax and Chuck Churn; the south, Nate Oliver, John Kennedy, Dick Teed, Darrell Griffith, Dick Gray, Chuck Churn, Von Joshua and Doug Rau; the east, Tommy John, Don LeJohn, Claude Osteen, Ralph Branca, Clem Labine, Clyde King, Joe Black and Johnny Klippstein, and the west, Pete Coscarart, Carroll Beringer, John Roseboro, Burk Hooton, Joe Becker and Derrell Thomas. 2. 29 signatures, Coscarart on the sweet spot. Other signatures by Kennedy, Teed, Larker, Osteen, Gray, Klippstein, Joshua, Rau, LeJohn, Campanis, Osteen, Roseboro, Branca, Thomas, Shuba, Beringer, Labine, Hooton, Griffith, John, Jorgensen, Oliver, Koufax, King, Becker, Churn and Black. The signatures are overwhelmingly 9s and 10s. 3. 22 signatures, Roseboro on the sweet spot. Other autographs are by Labine, Tommy Davis, Bill Russell, Rod Dedeaux, Larker, Ken McMullen, Joshua, Don Newcombe, Hooton, Steve Garvey, Rau, John, Joe Moeller, Reggie Smith and others. The signatures range from vg-ex 4 to 10 and average ex-m 6 to nm 7. 4. 20 signatures including Danny Ozark (coach) on the sweet spot and other signatures by John, Carl Erskine, Koufax, Larker, Labine, Joshua, McMullen, Wally Moon, Geoff Zahn, Branca, Moeller, LeJohn, Ron Cey and Smith. Nm ball with signatures averaging nm 7. 5. ONL Coleman baseball with a blank sweet spot and 22 signatures on side panels including Larker, McMullen, Duke Snider, Dedeaux, Tommy Davis, Maury Wills, Labine, Cal Abrams, Roseboro, Oliver, Bill Madlock, Joshua, John, Black and Garvey. Authenticated by Kevin Keating and accompanied by a signed letter “From the Desk of Tommy John.” Winning Bid $291.

Lot 87.  5 Yankees Team-Signed Baseballs– 1979, 1982 and 1986-88. Tommy John pitched for all five of these teams. The autographs are on various types of baseballs. 1979: OAL MacPhail ex ball, 18 signatures, Billy Martin on the sweet spot and Reggie Jackson over a significantly faded pre-printed panel. Other signatures by Ken Clay, Chris Chambliss, Art Fowler, Luis Tiant, Don Hood, Ray Burris, Jim Hegan, Yogi Berra, Willie Randolph, Brian Doyle, Jim Spencer, Jim Kaat, Tommy John, Lou Piniella and others. The signatures range from ex-m 6 to gem mint 10 and average nm 7 to nm-m 8. 1982: Ex-m OAL MacPhail ball with strong pre-printed areas. Sixteen signatures (none on the sweet spot) by Ken Griffey, Dave Righetti, Roger Erickson, Tommy John, Shane Rawley, Dave Collins, Lou Piniella, Willie Randolph, Oscar Gamble, Bobby Murcer, Andre Robertson, Butch Wynegar, Rudy May, Dave Winfield and Rich Gossage. The autographs are generally nm 7 with some ex-m 6. 1986: Nm OAL Bobby Brown ball with 23 signatures. Tommy John’s autograph is a bold 10 on the sweet spot. Other autographs are by Bryan Little, Claudell Washington, Henry Cotto, Scott Nielsen, Juan Espino, Tim Stoddard, Bob Shirley, Bob Tewksbury, Mike Armstrong, Leo Hernandez, Bobby Meacham, Gary Roenicke, Ron Kittle, Eric Rasmussen, Mike Easler, Joe Altobelli, Doug Drabek, Mike Fischlin, Phil Lombardi, Joel Skinner and Joe Niekro. The autographs average nm 7. 1987: Nm-m+ Diamond Professional League ball with 18 signatures, including Tommy John on the sweet spot. The other signers are Gary Ward, Charlie Hudson, Don Mattingly, Jay Ward, Ron Kittle, Joel Skinner, Dan Pasqua, Joe Niekro, Ron Guidry, Henry Cotto, Jeff Torborg, Mike Pagliarulo, Dave Righetti, Mike Ferraro and others. The signatures are 9s and 10s. 1988: Nm-m OAL Bobby Brown baseball with 25 nm-m 8 to gem mint 10 autographs. Lou Piniella is on the sweet spot. Other autographs are by Pat Clements, Charlie Hudson, Rick Rhoden, Ken Phelps, Mike Pagliarulo, Don Slaught, Al Leiter, Roberto Kelly, Tommy John, John Candelaria, Wayne Tolleson, Jack Clark, Luis Aguayo, Neil Allen, Dale Mohorcic, Joel Skinner, Ron Guidry, Jeff Torborg, Dave Righetti, Richard Dotson, Don Mattingly, Gary Ward, Steve Shields and Rafael Santana. Authenticated by Kevin Keating and accompanied by a signed letter “From the Desk of Tommy John.” Winning Bid $704.

Lot 88.  OAL Bobby Brown Ball Signed by 29 Yankees – Martin, Hunter, Tresh, Richardson, Etc. Billy Martin and Mickey Rivers share the sweet spot of the ball, which shows uneven light discoloration and has strong pre-printed areas. Tom Tresh, Clete Boyer, Art Ditmar, Jim Catfish Hunter, Sparky Lyle and Rudy May are on the north panel, Steve Hamilton, Johnny Kucks, Norm Siebern, Fritz Peterson, Bucky Dent, Jim Spencer and Bill Skowron on the south, Jake Gibbs, John Blanchard, Elliott Maddox, Jim Mason, Phil Linz and Paul Blair on the east, Mike Torrez, Hector Lopez, Bill Stafford, Dick Tidrow and Peter Filson on the east, and Bobby Richardson beneath Brown’s facsimile signature. The autographs are nm-m 8 with several nm 7. Kevin Keating authenticated the autographs, and the ball comes with an authenticating letter “From the Desk of Tommy John.” Winning Bid $113.

Lot 89.  Tommy John Book Containing More Than 125 Yankees Autographs. The signatures are inside “The Bronx Bombers,” a 1992 hardback by Bruce Chadwick and David M. Spindel. The hardback book, issued without a dust jacket, has a vg cover with tape along the spine. Thirty-nine of the 140 pages, which are ex, present autographs. Some of the better signatures are on removable cuts grading mint 9 or gem mint 10 that are in holders glued into the book: Billy Martin (2, died 1989), Lefty Gomez (d. 1989), Elston Howard (lined, d. 1980), Andrew O’Connor (one-game career in 1908, d. 1980) and “Joe” Dugan (starting third baseman for the 1927 Yankees and played in five World Series; d. 1982); also, Ken Silvestri (d. 1992) and Marty McHale (d. 1979). John signed an individual photo in the book, and so did Phil Rizzuto (2, d. 2007), Moose Skowron and Don Larsen (2). The book is signed also by Gene Woodling, Tom Henrich, Frank Crosetti, Spec Shea, Tommy Byrne, Joe Ostrowski, Charlie Silvera, Hank Bauer and Gil McDougald, as well as the Dodgers’ Johnny Podres (2 signatures). Almost every page contains multiple autographs, and there are multiple signatures of each signer. Almost all of the autographs are mint 9 or gem mint 10. Authentication by Kevin Keating. Winning Bid $321.

Lot 90.  3 Chicago White Sox Team-Signed Balls – 1965, 1970 and 1971. Tommy John pitched for the White Sox from 1965-71, and his autograph is on each of the three baseballs. 1965: OAL Cronin ball (ex-m), 23 signatures, AL LOPEZ on the sweet spot (SS); north panel, Ted Wills, J. C. Martin, JOHN, John Buzhardt, Tom McCraw, Joe Horlen; south, BILL SKOWRON, Jim Schaffer, Floyd Robinson, Eddie Fisher, Pete Ward, Al Weis; east, Dave Nicholson, Gary Peters, Juan Pizzaro, Ron Hansen, Dan Carter, and west, HOYT WILHELM, Johnny Romano, SMOKY BURGESS, Bruce Howard and Ken Berry. John’s signature is ex-m 6 to nm 7. The others average nm-m 8 to mint 9. 1970: Nm-m White Sox ball, 32 signatures. SS, Chuck Tanner; N, Richie McKinney, Jose Ortiz, LUIS APARICIO, Ed Herrmann, Rich Morales, Joe Horlen, Bob Knoop and one other; S, Wilbur Wood, Carlos May, Duane Josephson, Bill Melton, Barry Moore, Jerry Janeski and Lee Stange; E, LUKE APPLING, Floyd Weaver, Tom McCraw, Steve Hamilton, Ken Berry, Bill Wynne and Walt Williams and one other, and W, JOHN, Don Secrist, John Matias, Syd O’Brien, Jim Magnuson, Gail Hopkins, Chuck Brinkman and Art Kusnyer. While the signatures range from ex-m 6 to gem mint 10, most are 9s and 10s. 1971: Nm-m White Sox ball, 28 signatures. SS, Chuck Tanner; N, Wilbur Wood, Lee Richard, Ed Herrmann, Stan Perzanowski, Chuck Brinkman and Joe Horlen; S, Steve Kealey, Bill Melton, Tom Egan, Tom Bradley, Rick Reichardt, Carlos May and Bob Spence; E, Luke Appling, Steve Huntz, Mike Hershberger, Rich Hinton, Rich McKinney, Bart Johnson and Lonnett, and W, John Sain, JOHN, Jim Magnuson, Luis Alvarado, Rich Morales, Al Monchak and Pat Kelly. The autographs average mint 9 to gem mint 10. Kevin Keating authenticated the signatures on these three baseballs, which come with a signed “From the Desk of Tommy John” letter. Winning Bid $297.

Lot 91.  3 California Angels Team-Signed Balls – 1982 and 1983 (2). Tommy John pitched for Gene Autry’s Angles from 1982-85. His autograph is on two of the three baseballs. Reggie Jackson and Rod Carew signed the ball that is unsigned by John. 1982: OAL MacPhail ball with strong pre-printed areas and widespread light to moderate discoloration, 25 signatures. Gene Mauch and a clubhouse Reggie Jackson on the sweet spot (SS); north panel, JOHN, Bob Grich, Bob Boone, Rob Wilfong, Bob Knoop and Doug Corbett; south, Mick Kelleher, Tom Morgan (died 1987), Dave Goltz, Andy Hassler, John Curtis, Tim Foli and Don Aase; east, Bob Clear (d. 2010), Doug DeCinces, Luis Sanchez, Fred Lynn, Bruce Kison and Don Baylor, and west, Mickey Mahler, Bobby Clark, Rick Steirer, Geoff Zahn and two others. More than one-half of the signatures are mint 9 or gem mint 10. The others range from ex 5 to nm-m 8. 1983: OAL MacPhail ball, cream-colored, ex-m to nm with strong pre-printed areas; 22 signatures. SS, John McNamara; N panel, Ellis Valentine, Preston Gomez, Daryl Sconiers, Bob Knoop and Mike O’Berry; S, Luis Sanchez, Bob Boone, Steve Brown, Rob Wilfong, Geoff Zahn, Ken Forsch and one other; E, Bob Clear, Rick Steirer, Steve Brown (signed twice), Bob Grich and Bruce Kison, and W, Mike Brown, Rick Burleson, JOHN and John Curtis. The signatures are predominantly 9s and 10s. 1983: Nm OAL MacPhail ball with a couple of discoloration spots, 22 signatures. SS, REGGIE JACKSON and John McNamara; N panel, Fred Lynn, Rick Steirer, Doug DeCinces, Brian Downing and Tim Foli; Mike Witt, Bruce Kison, Andy Hassler, Ron Jackson and Geoff Zahn; E, Ellis Valentine, Darryl Sconiers, Luis Sanchez, Bob Boone and Ken Forsch, and W, Rob Wilfong, ROD CAREW, John Curtis, Bob Grich and Don Aase. The signatures are primarily nm-m 8 and mint 9. Authenticated by Kevin Keating and accompanied by a signed letter “From the Desk of Tommy John.” Minimum Bid $100.

Lot 92.  4 Team-Signed Balls - 1987 Brewers, Indians and Blue Jays, and 1989 Expos. Kevin Keating authenticated the autographs, which are and accompanied by a signed letter “From the Desk of Tommy John.” 1987 MILWAUKEE BREWERS: 22 signatures on a mint AOL Bobby Brown ball, including Tom Trebelhorn on the sweet spot. The ball is signed also by Dan Plesac, Rick Manning, Ted Higuera, Jim Paciorek, Dale Sveum, Chris Bosio, John Henry Johnson, PAUL MOLITOR, Juan Castillo, B. J. Surhoff, CECIL COOPER, Mike Felder, Bill Wegman, Rob Deer, Chuck Crim, Bill Schroeder, Jim Gantner and Glenn Braggs. The signatures range from nm 7 to mint 9. 1987 CLEVELAND INDIANS: Nm OAL Bobby Brown ball with 21 autographs, including Pat Corrales on the sweet spot. The other signers are Tony Bernazard, Greg Swindell, PHIL NIEKRO, Ed Vande Berg, JOE CARTER, Tom Waddell, Scott Bailes, Tom Candiotti, Doug Jones, Otis Nixon, Dave Gallagher, Andre Thornton, Cory Snyder, Pat Tabler and Rich Yett. The signatures are 7s and 8s. 1987 TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Bobby Brown ball with 21 autographs, including Jimy Williams on the sweet spot. The ball is white with strong pre-printed areas and light to moderate discoloration on the sweet spot and south panel. In addition to Williams, the ball is signed by Jeff Musselman, Jesse Barfield, GEORGE BELL, Lou Thornton, DAVID WELLS, Jim Clancy, Rance Mulliniks, CECIL FIELDER, Lloyd Moseby, Tom Henke, Joe Johnson, Garth Iorg, Manny Lee and Mark Eichorn. The signature are generally nm 7. 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS: Nm Expos ball with 10 autographs: Steve Frey, Ron Hansen, Jackie Moore, Rex Hudler, Ken Macha, DENNIS MARTINEZ, Tom Foley, Kevin Gross, Nelson Santovenia and one other. Six signatures, including Martinez’, are mint 9 or gem mint 10; one is vg-ex, and the others are nm or nm-m. Winning Bid $83.

Lot 93.  4 John Collection Team-Signed Balls - 1983 Angels, 1987 Tigers, 1988 Yankees, 1989 Twins. Authentication by Kevin Keating and accompanied by a signed letter “From the Desk of Tommy John.” 1983 CALIFORNIA ANGELS: Twenty-three autographs on an OAL MacPhail ball with discoloration and strong pre-printed areas. The signatures are overwhelmingly mint 9s and gem mint 10s. REGGIE JACKSON and John McNamara share the sweet spot. The ball is signed also by Luis Sanchez, TOMMY JOHN, Steve Brown, Rick Steirer, Steve Lubratich, Bobby Knoop, Jerry Narron, Preston Gomez, Juan Beniguez, John Curtis, Bobby Clark, Geoff Zahn, Rob Wilfong, Bob Clear, Bob Lacey, Andy Hassler, Curt Brown, Rick Adams, Gary Pettis, Ron Jackson, Byron McLauglin and Doug Corbett. 1987 DETROIT TIGERS: Twenty-two signatures on an OAL Brown white to off-white ball with strong pre-printing, scuffs and light discoloration. Sparky Anderson on the sweet spot and, on panels, Larry Herndon, CHET LEMON, Nate Snell, Eric King, Darnell Coles, DARRELL EVANS, Jeff Robinson, Frank Tanana, Dave Bergman, Walt Terrell, John Grubb, ALAN TRAMMELL, Terry Harper, Pat Sheridan, Dwight Lowry, Dan Petry, Orlando Mercado, JACK MORRIS, LOU WHITAKER and Mark Thurmond. The autographs average nm-m 8 to mint 9. 1988 NEW YORK YANKES: Nm-m OAL Brown baseball with 25 mint 9 and gem mint 10 signatures, including LOU PINIELLA on the sweet spot; DON MATTINGLY, TOMMY JOHN, Mike Ferraro, John Candelaria, Neil Allen, Steve Shields, Luis Aguayo, Gary Ward, Don Mohorcic, Joel Skinner, Wayne Tolleson, Rafael Santana, Willie Randolph, Lee Guetterman, Claudell Washington, Rick Rhoden, Jeff Torborg, Jack Clark, Clyde King, Ron Guidry, Charlie Hudson, Gene Michael, Don Slaught and Richard Dotson. 1989 MINNESOTA TWINS: Sixteen autographs on an nm-m OAL Brown ball probably signed at spring training. Tom Kelly is on the sweet spot. The panels are signed by German Gonzalez, Dan Gladden, Jarvis Brown, Wayne Terwilliger, Greg Olson, Gary Gaetti, Gene Larkin, KIRBY PUCKETT, Steve Lombardozzi, FRANK VIOLA, Mark Davidson, Wally Backman, TONY OLIVA, Roy Smith, and Greg Gagne. Lombardozzi and Davidson were traded early in the season, and Jarvis didn’t make the roster until 1991. The autographs are bold, 9s and 10s. Winning Bid $152.

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