$3,250
1935 DETROIT TIGER AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALLS + TRADING CARD AND 10 COLOR PHOTOS, 28 PCS. :1935 Detroit Tiger autographed baseballs. All balls are Official American League baseballs and thirteen are signed by 1935 Tigers: Elden Auker, Chief Hogsett, Joe Sullivan, Ray Hayworth, Frank Reiber, Flea Clifton, Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg, Marv Owen, Billy Rogel, Heinie Schuble, Chet Morgan and JoJo White. Also included with years as a Tiger: Red Phillips, 1934 & 1936, Birdie Tebbetts, 1936-1946, Hal Newhouser, 1939-1953, Bob Cain, 1951, who's ball is inscribed: "I Pitched To The Midget Eddie Gaedel, August 19, 1951"; Bob Cain pitched to Eddie Gaedel the dwarf playing for the St. Louis Browns in the infamous American League 50th anniversary double header played in St. Louis, between the Detroit Tigers and the Browns in 1951; along with one autographed Bob Cain Topps, #266 trading card; also included are color photographs of some of the 1935 Tigers taken by the consigner during the ceremony retiring the jersey numbers of Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer on June 12, 1983 at Tiger Stadium, at which time he also had the baseballs autographed in his presence; the players are identified on the verso of each photo;
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2012-05-18
