This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 7/8/2004.
Casey Stengel's 1957 Yankees won the AL pennant and his '58 team won the World Series. Ralph Houk's 1962 Yankees also won the World Series. Offered here are team signed Yankee baseballs from the '57, '58, and '62 seasons. All three balls are signed on the sweet spot by both Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra, and are also signed by "Moose" Skowron and Elston Howard. The first is an EX OAL William Harridge baseball signed in a variety of blue inks by 28 members of the 1957 team, including Bill Skowron (CH), Mickey Mantle (CH), Clete Boyer (CH), Ralph Terry (reverse sweet spot), Whitey Ford, Jerry Lumpy (CH), John Blanchard, Bobby Shantz, and Bobby Richardson. Next is a VG-EX OAL Harridge ball signed in blue ink by 26 members of the '58 Yanks, including Mickey Mantle (CH), Ryne Duren, Tony Kubek, Bob Turley, Don Larsen, and Whitey Ford. The third ball in this lot is a NM-MT Spalding "Yankee" ball signed by 26 members of the 1962 Yankee team, including Roger Maris (CH), Tony Kubek, Bill Stafford, Bill Richardson, John Blanchard, Ralph Houk (reverse sweet spot), Bill Turley, Mickey Mantle (CH), Bill Skowron (CH), and Tom Tresh. The signatures rate between 6s and near 9s, and come with a letter from PSA/DNA.