Important Baseball, Political Ephemera, Political Cartoons and Photographic Collections of Cliff Evans, (1915-1983), Award Winning Print and Broadcast Journalist

Lot #0007: Official American League "Joseph E. Cronin" Ball: Signed. Baseball Sports Memorabilia from collection of Clifford Evans (period piece, unauthenticated, excellent condition).

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High Bid:$119.00
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Bidding Ended: Thu, Oct 29  9:04:00 pm ET
High Bidder: 1424
Bid Increment: $10.00
Starting Bid: $1.00
Item Location: 148 Hillwood Ave, Falls Church, VA 22046
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As a league president, the signature of Joseph E. Cronin was stamped on thousands of official balls from 1959-1973. But it's extremely rare to find a single signed ball that bears Joseph E Cronin's autograph. This OAL (Harridge) ball could very well be a very rare item presented to Clifford Evans. It is single signed Joseph E. Cronin and positions Cronin's signature (in black) over where the stamped AL President's autograph would be, but was left blank on a number of ball for Cronin as the successor to autograph. Undated but was likely signed some days after he succeeded President Harridge as American League president in January 1959. Typically Cronin signed balls show "Joe Cronin" and not his formal name.

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