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Emporium Auction | October 23, 2020

Fri, Oct 23, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 643

Four African American Players Signed Baseballs

Estimate: $200 - $300

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Maury Wills (Dodgers), inscribed "#30 L.A. Dodgers" on Official N.L. ball; Monte Irvin (Newark Eagles and N.Y. Giants) on Official N.L. ball; Larry Doby (Newark Eagles and Cleveland Indians) on Official A.L. ball; Ray Dandridge (Nashville Elite Giants/Newark Eagles/N.Y. Cubans) on Negro League Baseball Museum ball, each with clear plastic caseÿ ÿNote: Larry Doby was the first black player in the American League and only the second black player in all of Major League Baseball, starting just three months after Jackie Robinson's debut.ÿ - Provenance: Richard Manson, Jr. Collection

Condition

light discoloration, most notable on Wills ball; Doby signature is somewhat fadedÿ
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