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1960 Whitey Ford Game Issued & Signed World Series Bat with Ford Letter, PSA/DNA Authentic....
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1960 Whitey Ford Game Issued & Signed World Series Bat with Ford Letter, PSA/DNA Authentic.UPDATE: The autograph is pre-certified by PSA/DNA.
The Chairman had been retired for six years by the time the pitchers of the American League turned over their offensive duties to the designated hitter, and despite a career average twenty-seven points below the Mendoza Line, Ford was far from helpless at the plate, even going yard three times during his Hall of Fame career. But every collector is well aware that pitchers' bats are extraordinarily rare-in fact, Louisville Slugger ordering records tell us that only twenty-eight were shipped to this pinstriped ace during his sixteen seasons of Major League service.
This may well be the finest of whatever small number still exists, delivered for use in one of the most dramatic World Series in history. Though Bill Mazeroski's Game Seven walk-off is properly counted among the most painful moments the franchise has suffered, Ford was brilliant in his two starts, pitching eighteen scoreless innings. Tragically, they came when the Yanks needed them least, in a ten-to-nothing victory in Game Three and a twelve-to-nothing victory in Game Six.
While Ford has personally notated the Hillerich & Bradsby M110-the format favored by his best buddy Mickey Mantle-to read, "My game used bat in the 1960 W.S." above his bold blue sharpie signature, the experts at PSA/DNA have declined to state definitively that any apparent wear on the bat is attributable to game use, thus the lot title as listed. An included signed letter from Ford likewise claims game use in that World Series, and we have no doubt that was Ford's authentic recollection, but that letter was written over four decades after the fact. We will never be able to determine with certainty whether or not Ford took it to the plate that fateful October.
At just over thirty-four inches (34.25") in length and just under thirty-two ounces (31.6 oz.) in weight, the lumber perfectly matches Ford's standard specs, and it's a beautiful showpiece and a name absent from even the finest of Yankee bat collections. This auction will allow one bold bidder to set himself apart from the pack. LOA from PSA/DNA, Authentic. Letter of provenance from Whitey Ford. Pre-certified by PSA/DNA (autograph). Pre-certified by PSA/DNA (autograph).
Auction Info
2020 August 29 - 30 Summer Platinum Night Sports Collectibles Catalog Auction - Dallas #50029 (go to Auction Home page)
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August, 2020
29th-30th
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