In one of baseball great rivalries, the Brooklyn Dodgers faced the New York Yankees in the World Series seven times during the period 1941-1956. While the Yankees came out on top in six of these match-ups, "The Boys of Summer" got their taste of glory in 1955. The Dodgers seven-game victory in the 1955 Fall Classic, was the only World Series win of their long Brooklyn tenure. Commemorate this long ago triumph, with this 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers team-signed baseball. This nicely preserved ONL/Giles ball (EX-MT) is decorated with (23) autographs, however (5) of them are noted as clubhouse examples. There's still plenty to cheer about here, as the autographs of legends Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Walt Alston, Sandy Koufax, and Carl Furillo have all passed the certification process with flying colors. Signature strength ranges ("5" to "8"), and the many key autographs are individually rated below.



Featured signers are:



Sweet spot: Walt Alston ("5-6", HOF, manager, d.1984);



North panel: Jackie Robinson ("6", HOF, d.1972), Clem Labine, Roger Craig, Frank Kellert (d.1976), Carl Furillo ("5", d.1989), "Pee Wee" Reese (clubhouse);



South panel: Roy Campanella ("5", HOF, d.1993), Don Newcombe ("5-6"), Jim Gilliam ("6", d.1978), Karl Spooner (d.1984), George Shuba, Billy Loes (clubhouse);



East panel: Gil Hodges ("7", HOF, d.1972), Don Bessent, Russ Meyer (clubhouse), Don Hoak (clubhouse);



West panel: "Duke" Snider (clubhouse), "Dixie Howell, Carl Erskine, Ed Roebuck, "Rube" Walker, Sandy Koufax ("6", HOF).



Full LOA from James Spence/JSA. Opening Bid $500.