Lot Essay
Lightly toned and soiled W.Harridge American League baseball signed across a side panel, "To Bishie Bell , Ted Williams" . Blue ink signature and inscription rate 7 out of 10. Additional period ink inscription in unknown hand written in similar period ink, "7th Home Run 8/31/53". Williams belted the home run in a game played against the Indians at Cleveland Stadium which pulled him even with Tigers' slugger Hank Greenberg at 331 total for the Splinter's career. The ball was originally offered as part of a significant collection of 500 Home Run hitter game used baseballs. One of very small number of Ted Williams home run baseballs to have entered the marketplace. Includes LOAs from MEARS Authentication (Ball), JSA (autograph), and PSA/DNA (autograph): Ball: EX, Signature: EX-MT