This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/11/2018
The 1927-28 "Bustin' Babes" and "Larrupin Lou's" barnstorming tour was wildly successful and provided fans in cities without major league teams a rare opportunity to see the great Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in action. A largely profitable trip it is said that Lou Gehrig earned more money on these barnstorming trips than he was paid by the Yankees. Most of the barnstorming games ended early because there was such spectator pandemonium from fans rushing the field for an autograph or attempting to circle the bases alongside Ruth.
The offered baseball was almost certainly signed by the two legends during a barnstorming tour stop in Denver.
The Goldsmith “New York Club” baseball features Ruth’s bold signature in blue ink (8/10) across the sweet spot, while Gehrig’s 6-7/10 autograph is ideally placed on the panel below Ruth, also in blue ink. The ball itself is only mildly toned with minor scuffing and circular stain near the stamping that has no effect on the autograph display quality. A notation on the north panel in an unknown hand recalls the location of the signing “Denver” with a mis-remembered date of “1924.” A Simply sensational dual-signed gem from the game’s most revered player tandems of all time.
Full LOA from PSA/DNA.