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1928 Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig Dual-Signed Baseball....
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Description
Another Fall Classic sweep for the greatest slugging tandem ever!
1928 Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig Dual-Signed Baseball. Never in
the history of American team sports has there been a more dominant
duo, each iconic Yankee launching dozens of long balls during
seasons in which it didn't even require double-digits to reach the
top ten in the category. So even Yankee haters have to tip their
caps to the Bambino and the Iron Horse, who share space here upon
the presented OAL (Barnard) sphere.Rumor has it that these two didn't always see eye to eye, with fellow Hall of Famer Tony Lazzeri famously quipping, "They didn't get along. Gehrig thought Ruth was a big-mouth and Ruth thought Gehrig was cheap. They were both right." Despite this personality clash, this pair authored the first great Bronx dynasty and remains forever linked in Monument Park, in Cooperstown, and in the hearts of Yankees fan worldwide.
In standard format, the Babe claims sweet spot honors for himself, but Gehrig applies his side panel signature near enough to Ruth's autograph to allow for simultaneous display. The single-season stamping format (the Barnard presidential facsimile and "Pat'd. Mar. 17-25" stamping appeared together only in 1928) assigns this important relic to the Yankees' third World Championship season, and the first back-to-back Major League reign.
The Hall of Fame sluggers appear in 8/10 blue fountain pen ink, the ball and signatures exhibiting minor handling and storage wear but presenting marvelously. An important relic from the Golden Age of American sports. Full LOA from PSA/DNA. Full LOA from SGC.
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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