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5 Yankees Team-Signed Baseballs– 1979, 1982 and 1986-88.
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.
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