November 2012 Auction Ends Thursday, November 15th, 5pm Pacific

1956 Cincinnati Reds Team-Signed Baseball

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/15/2012

Cincinnati Redlegs 1956 team signed ball. The Reds nearly won the National League pennant that year but were overtaken on the last day of the season by the Dodgers. Nevertheless, manager Birdie Tebbetts was voted Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Signed by ''Smoky Burgess'' [signs twice], ''Hersh Freeman'', ''Johnny Klippstein'', ''Alex Grammas'', ''Wally Post'', ''Stan Palys'', ''Joe Black'', ''Hal Jeffcoat'', ''Frank McCormick'', ''Johnny Oldham'', ''Bob Thurman'' [signs twice], ''John Temple'', ''Art Fowler'', ''Larry Jansen'', ''Jimmy Dykes'' [1958 manager], ''Roy McMillan'', ''Tom Acker'', ''Birdie Tebbetts'', ''Ted Kluszewski'', ''Brooks Lawrence'', ''George Crowe'', ''Hersh Freeman'', ''Ray Jablonski'' and ''Don Gross''. Warren Giles National League ball made by Spalding is lightly lacquered, with toning and soiling. In good to very good condition. From the personal estate of Larry Jansen.