Lot 289
Beautiful 1956 Cleveland Indians Team-Signed Ball + Al Rosen Signed Ball. 1956 Cleveland Indians Team Signed Baseball featuring signatures from members of this beloved team founded in 1901. 32 signatures all in black ink save for three (Chico Carrasquel, Bob Feller, and Bob Lemon in blue). Manager, Al Lopez, is front and center with ball including Al Rosen (MVP in 1953), Early Winn, Gene Woodling, Vic Wertz, Ray Narleski, Bobby Avila, Jim Hegan, Mike Garcia, Dale Whitehall and more. Very fine condition with only minor toning to ball. Also included is a signed and inscribed baseball by Al Rosen. There were few Jewish MLB player in mid-20th Century and Rosen was quite proud of his heritage. He would not play on High Holy Days (neither would Sandy Koufax, certainly the most well known Jewish player, along with Hank Greenberg). Rosen was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. Rosen signed and inscribed "To Mark Best Wishes, Al Rosen." These two balls came to us late with zero time to have JSA certified. We stand by 100% with regards to the authenticity of these two autographed balls. Estimate Value $700 - UP
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