Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/17/2015
The signatures of Don Drysdale and fellow baseball HOFer Tommy Lasorda are featured in this lot of two Montreal Royals team-signed baseballs, each from championship seasons. Jake Powell, who won the World Series four straight years with the New York Yankees from 1936-39, has signed on the sweet spot of a team-signed ball autographed by the 1941 Governors’ Cup champion Royals. Drysdale, Lasorda and 1955 International League Triple Crown winner Rocky Nelson autographed a ball signed by members of the Royals’ IL pennant winners.
TThe 1941 Governors’ Cup champion Montreal Royals team-signed Wilson baseball is autographed by 22. “Champions 1941” Tex Carleton has signed across the “Official Approved League” stamp, and Jake Powell and Woody Jensen signed on the sweet spot, and the likes of manager Clyde Sukeforth, Alex Kampouris, Paul Campbell, Chet Kehn, Dixie Howell, Van Mungo, Steve Rachunok, Frank Pearce, Jack Graham, Claude Corbitt, Roy Hughes, Max Macon, Al Sherer, Ed Head, Don Ross, Wes Flowers and Fred Walters, among others. The ball has a dent in the “Rubber Covered Cork Center” stamp and the end of Mungo’s surname.
The 1955 Montreal Royals IL pennant champions team-signed Spalding International League baseball is autographed by 20. Glenn Cox and Bob Wilson have autographed the sweet spot, which has a “1955 Montreal Royals” notation. Rocky Nelson and Dick Teed have signed below the Spalding stamp, and the ball is also signed by the likes of Glenn Mickens, Jimmy Williams, Tom Lasorda (HOF), Walter Fiala, Don Drysdale (HOF), Ken Lehman, Charlie Neal, Chico Fernandez, Gino Cimoli, Pete Wojey, Bob Addis, Wade Browning, Clyde Parris, Joe Stanek and Johnny Bucha, among others. The ball has is shellacked.
Each baseball comes in a partial original box.
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