While their attendance dipped below the one-million mark for the only time during the 73-year span following World War II, the 1972 New York Yankees were in the thick of the pennant race, pulling to within a half-game of the top spot as late as September 13 before a 5-12 tailspin ended the season and relegated the Bronx Bomber to fourth place. This baseball is autographed by (30) members of that ’72 pinstriper squad. The OAL Cronin sphere has a uniform coat of period shellac, under which, black ballpoint penning average (“9”) potency. Includes: Sweet Spot: Stottlemyre and Peterson; North Panel: Sanchez, Blateric, Klimkowski, Munson ("7" strength), Michael and Gowell; South Panel: Kenney, Clarke, Blasingame, Hegan (coach), Kekich, Alou, Gardner and Cox; West Panel: Allen, Turner (coach), Spikes, Beene, Tepedino, Howser (coach), Torres and Houk (manager); East Panel: McDaniel, Howard (coach), Kline, Lanier and Lyle; Reverse Sweet Spot: White. Auction LOA from JSA