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1934 Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig Signed Ball

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1934 Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Signed Same Panel Ball

Official American League (Harridge) ball was first signed by 20 members of the Boston Red Sox in 1934, and at a later date, when the Yankees came to town, was then boldly signed by Babe Ruth (9/10) and Lou Gehrig (9/10) on the same panel. It is extremely rare to see Ruth and Gehrig on the same panel, as it was almost always the case that Ruth signed the sweet spot, and Gehrig signed on a side panel. In this unusual case, Red Sox players had already taken the sweet spot and most of the side panels, so Ruth and Gehrig were left to sign on the only space available, flawlessly signing the same side panel in bold black fountain pen. This is the first Ruth/Gehrig ball we have seen with signatures on the same panel. The Red Sox signatures include: Lefty Grove (sweet spot), Rick Ferrell, Bucky Walters, Solters, Ostermueller, Rhodes, W. Ferrell, R. Johnson, Bishop, Werber, Cissell, Hinkle, Lary, H. Johnson, Walberg, Reynolds, Morgan, and three others we could not identify. These signatures are light and grade a 5/10 overall. The legend of "The Curse of the Bambino" gives the signing of this Red Sox team ball by Babe Ruth an additional dimension of interest. The ball is off-white with slightly faded stampings and grades Ex to Nr/Mt. LOAs from Mike Gutierrez/GAI and James Spence & Steve Grad/PSA DNA. Reserve $2,000. Estimate $4,000/$6,000.

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