This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/11/2020
Backed by the Triple Crown heroics of Mickey Mantle, the 1956 New York Yankees avenged a World Series loss to the Brooklyn Dodgers the previous year and took the title over Brooklyn in 7 games. The vintage signature of Mantle, as well as fellow Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, are on the sweet spot of this Official American League (Harridge) Spalding baseball along with 25 other members of the team. A light layer of shellac gives the ball a reflective sheen and preserves the bold signatures without the heavy browning so common to poorly coated specimens. Other notable signatures include E. Howard, Larsen, Ford (signed Ed Ford), and Rizzuto, with Hunter, Silvera, Morgan, Cerv, Noren, Byrne, Skowron, McDermott, Martin, Robinson, Turley, Collins, McDougald, Kucks, Carroll, Coleman, Bauer, Sturdivant, Grim, Carey, and others. Full LOA from PSA/DNA.