Skip to main content
Go to accessibility notice
Home / Sports / 2013 May 2 - 4 Vintage Sports Collectible Signature Auction - Dallas Auction #7075 / Lot #81191
    LOT #81191  | 
    Sold for: Sign-in or Join (free & quick)

    Circa 1940 Walter Johnson Single Signed Baseball....

    Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
    • Autographs:Baseballs, Circa 1940 Walter Johnson Single Signed Baseball....
    • Autographs:Baseballs, Circa 1940 Walter Johnson Single Signed Baseball....
    • Autographs:Baseballs, Circa 1940 Walter Johnson Single Signed Baseball....
    Autographs:Baseballs, Circa 1940 Walter Johnson Single Signed Baseball.... Autographs:Baseballs, Circa 1940 Walter Johnson Single Signed Baseball.... Autographs:Baseballs, Circa 1940 Walter Johnson Single Signed Baseball.... View More >
    Sold for: Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
    Make Offer: Make Offer to Owner
    $27,963 or more

    This item's owner is actively responding to offers, usually within 3 days. Most owners in this category are still actively buying, and therefore interested only in offers where they can net (after our 10% fee) an amount sufficiently above today's market value. Owners in this category seldom counter-offer, and will usually simply reject offers placed at current auction values or lower.
    Offers to date:
    $30,000 on July 15, 2018
    $28,000 on January 31, 2018

    View Recent Offers on Sold Items in this category
    Claim Item:
    Track Item Share this lot

    Sell One of These Currency Converter

    Description

    Circa 1940 Walter Johnson Single Signed Baseball. In 1917, a Connecticut arms laboratory recorded Johnson's fastball at 134 feet per second, equal to ninety-nine miles per hour, a speed the lanky farmboy was somehow able to generate with a smooth sidearmed motion that baffled and terrified opposing batters. New York Highlanders outfielder Birdie Cree provided his own methodology for handling Johnson's speed: "When you see the arm start forward, swing." Presented is one of the finest Big Train singles we've ever encountered, boasting a 9/10 black fountain pen signature on the sweet spot of a non-official sphere. The fragments of the original box, where the ball spent many a lonely decade awaiting its introduction to the collecting hobby, is included. Full LOA from PSA/DNA. Auction LOA from James Spence Authentication.

    Auction Info

    Auction Dates
    May, 2013
    2nd-4th Thursday-Saturday
    Internet/Mail Bids: 22
    Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
    Page Views: 1,722

    Buyer's Premium per Lot:
    19.5% of the successful bid (minimum $14) per lot.

    Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
    Calculate Standard Domestic Shipping Sales Tax information

    Important information concerning Sales Tax and Resale Certificates. Learn More

    Terms and Conditions  |  Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments |  Glossary of Terms

    Viewing at %
    Please enter a value between % and 100% and press your "Enter" key. Close
    Fit to screen View Full Size Brightness
    Sold for: Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
    Sold for: Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
    Track Item
    Coming soon:

    Fine Art
    Opens about 01/27/2021

    US Coins
    Opens about 01/29/2021

    Currency
    Opens about 01/25/2021

    Fine Art
    Opens about 02/03/2021

    Photography
    Opens about 02/03/2021

    Fine Art
    Opens about 02/05/2021

    Historical
    Opens about 02/08/2021

    Sports Collectibles
    Opens about 02/05/2021

    World & Ancient Coins
    Opens about 01/31/2021

    Currency
    Opens about 02/01/2021

    Fine Art
    Opens about 02/10/2021

    Fine Art
    Opens about 02/11/2021

    Jewelry & Timepieces
    Opens about 02/19/2021

    US Coins
    Opens about 02/08/2021

    Fine Art
    Opens about 02/18/2021

    Decorative Art
    Opens about 02/18/2021

    Western & Texas Art
    Opens about 02/19/2021

    Comics & Comic Art
    Opens about 02/19/2021

    US Coins
    Opens about 02/12/2021

    Decorative Art
    Opens about 02/23/2021

    US Coins
    Opens about 02/26/2021

    Fine Art
    Opens about 02/24/2021

    Nature & Science
    Opens about 02/26/2021

    World & Ancient Coins
    Opens about 02/21/2021

    US Coins
    Opens about 02/15/2021

    Luxury Real Estate
    Opens about 01/22/2021

    Fine Art
    Opens about 03/03/2021

    Photography
    Opens about 03/03/2021

    Heritage membership

    Join Now - It's Free

    VIEW BENEFITS
    1. Past Auction Values (prices, photos, full descriptions, etc.)
    2. Bid online
    3. Free Collector newsletter
    4. Want List with instant e-mail notifications
    5. Reduced auction commissions when you resell your
      winnings 
    Consign now
    • Cash Advances
    • More Bidders
    • Trusted Experts
    • Over 200,000 Satisfied Consignors Since 1976
    Consign to the 2021 May 6 - 8 Spring Sports Collectibles Catalog Auction .

    Learn about consigning with us

    I just wanted to let you know how thrilled I am with the results of the auction. Friday night was a blast. I had a hard time sleeping I was so pumped up.
    Rob Fouch,
    Valley Stream, NY
    View More Testimonials

    Video tutorial

    Getting the most out of search