Official Reach American League (Harridge) baseball signed in black ink on the sweet spot and side panels by 15 members of the 1937 AL and NL All-Star teams, including 11 who went on to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Signers are: Babe Ruth, Mel Ott, Eddie Collins, Frank Frisch, Paul Waner, Earl Averill, Carl Hubbell, Connie Mack, Billy Herman, Johnny Mize, William Harridge, Pepper Martin, Rip Collins, Billy Jurges, and Frank Demaree. Exhibits possible game use and below Jurges’s signature is a period notation in an unknown hand which reads, “All Star Game 1937.” The Ruth and Harridge signatures are over the league stamp, which is faded and only slightly visible, not affecting their appearance. In very good condition, light scattered surface loss (affecting portions of the Mack and Martin signatures, and the top of the “R” in “Ruth”), overall soiling, and most signatures light but legible; however, the most desirable signatures—Ruth, Ott, Collins, and Frisch—remain particularly bold. The 1937 All-Star Game, which the American League won 8 to 3, was particularly memorable, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt threw out the first pitch and Averill hit a line drive that struck Dizzy Dean’s foot, breaking his toe. A truly spectacular memento from the game, this baseball is especially exceptional as it is the only one to pair Ruth and Ott in combination that we have ever encountered. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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