The 1938 New York Yankees completed the regular season with a record of 99–53, winning their 10th American League pennant, finishing 9.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. Playing their home games at Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers nearly cracked the one million mark in attendance with 970,916 loyal fans filling the seats. Managed by Joe McCarthy, the Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs in four consecutive games in the 1938 Fall Classic. This marked the first time any team had ever won three consecutive World Series.
Offered here is a very unique, very rare large format (19” wide x 11” high) team-signed black-and-white photo of the ’38 Yankees. A total of 29 team members are featured including Manager Joe McCarthy (center, bottom row). The matted photo includes 28 signatures in various shades of ink across each of the players’ chests including future Hall of Fame inductees Lou Gehrig (middle row, second from right), Bill Dickey (middle row, fourth from right) and Red Ruffing and Lefty Gomez (top row, centered). Other notable names from this prized Yankees lineup include Babe Dahlgren, Red Rolfe, Tommy Henrich, Spud Chandler, Monte Pearson, George Selkirk and Johnny Murphy. The autographs of Manager McCarthy and Joe DiMaggio have been identified as clubhouse signatures. When it came to dominating the competition, the 1938 Yankees defined the term. A terrific piece of baseball memorabilia impeccably preserved that signified the twilight of one Yankee icon’s career (Gehrig) and the emergence of another (DiMaggio).
Includes Letter of Provenance from the Murphy Family.
Full LOA from PSA/DNA.