Lot #770

Lou Gehrig Large 1938 Signature with (30+) Autographs of NY Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals Players and Coaches

Description

Uncommonly large signature of baseball’s Iron Horse, “Lou Gehrig,” accompanied by over 30 signatures of players from the 1938 Yankees and Cardinals, a group that includes Joe Medwick, Johnny Mize, Lefty Gomez, and more

Large vintage ink signature, “Lou Gehrig,” on an off-white 9.75 x 10.75 album sheet, which is also signed by eight of his teammates from the 1938 New York Yankees: Lefty Gomez, George Selkirk, Bump Hadley, Frankie Crosetti, Lee Stine, Monte Pearson, Spud Chandler, and Red Rolfe. The reverse is signed by 15 members of the 1938 St. Louis Cardinals, a group that includes Johnny Mize, Don Padgett, Ray Harrell, Max Lanier, Dick Siebert, Buzzy Wares, Don Gutteridge, Lon Warneke, and others.

Includes a second sheet removed from the same album, which is signed on the front by additional Yankees players Johnny Murphy, Jake Powell, Arndt Jorgens, and Kemp Wicker, as well as by MLB umpires Lee Ballanfant, Paul Schrieber, and Cal Hubbard. The reverse is signed by four more Cardinals players, a group that includes Hall of Fame left fielder Joe Medwick, Dick Siebert, Frenchy Bordagaray, and Johnnie Chambers. In fine condition, with a short tear to the top edge of the Gehrig sheet. An impressive array of vintage baseball autographs, a lineup highlighted by one of the largest Gehrig signatures that we have ever seen.

Auction Info

• Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Ft. Rev/Civil War, and The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu Part 1
• Dates: #721 - Ended 07/09/2025

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