Sports Memorabilia, Trading Cards, and Americana May 16'26
Lot 65:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! 1954 Detroit Tigers Team-Signed Wilson Baseball
This vintage team-signed baseball features signatures from the 1954 Detroit Tigers roster and coaching staff. The ball is manufactured by Wilson and displays a black ink stamp on one panel reading Wilson, MADE IN U.S.A., and BALANCED AND WOUND. The baseball is constructed of off-white leather with traditional red stitching. The signatures are executed in blue and purple ink across multiple panels. Prominent signatures include Hall of Famer Al Kaline, manager Marty Marion, and Detroit Tigers legend Schoolboy Rowe. Additional identifiable signatures include Harvey Kuenn, Joe Garagiola, Ray Boone, Bubba Phillips, Duke Maas, Frank Bolling, Hoot Evers, Joe Coleman, Jack Phillips, Jack Tighe, Reno Bertoia, Jim Small, Dick Marlowe, Jim Delsing, and Frank House. No third-party authentication certificate or letter of authenticity accompanies this item.
Condition report:
The leather surface has aged to a consistent cream color with some minor localized spotting and surface wear consistent with age. The signatures vary in clarity, with most remaining legible while some exhibit minor fading or bleeding into the leather grain. The red stitching is intact and remains tight.
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