2022 Holiday Auction of Autographs, Memorabilia & Trading Cards - Auction Closes Thurs, Dec 8th

Lot #128:

Mickey Mantle RARE Signed Official American League – Gene Budig Baseball (PSA/DNA LOA)

This ball came from the last group of baseballs that Mickey Mantle signed. This is a Rawlings Official American League (Gene Budig) ball. Most of the baseballs that Mickey Mantle signed were OAL (Bobby Brown) balls. Gene Budig succeeded Bobby Brown as president of the American League on June 8, 1994, and Mickey Mantle passed on August 13, 1995. There was a very small window in which he could have signed a “Budig” ball making these baseballs highly collectible and valuable.

Mickey Mantle “The Mick” has hand signed the sweet spot of this baseball with a strong blue ballpoint autograph. Mickey Charles Mantle played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees from 1951 to 1968. Mantle is regarded by many to be the greatest switch hitter of all time, and one of the greatest players in baseball history.

Mantle was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. He is a 20 time All-Star, 7-time World Series champ, 3 time AL MVP, and 1956 Triple Crown winner. His uniform # 7 in enshrined in Yankee Stadium’s Monument Park. The baseball comes with a full PSA/DNA LOA # E33613.