In 1976, the USA was celebrating its 200th birthday and there was a whole lot going on in Philadelphia in honor of the Bicentennial. One of the highlights of the festivities, was the MLB All-Star Game held at the well beyond boisterous Veterans Stadium on 7/13/76. The National League's top squad was the 1976 World Series champion Cincinnati Reds. "The Big Red Machine" is well-represented by (10) autographs from player and coaches, with the offered 1976 National League All-Stars team-signed baseball. This period signed ONL/Feeney ball (EX-MT) hosts a total of (28) autographs, ranging ("7" to "9") in potency.
Featured signers are:
Sweet spot: "Sparky" Anderson (HOF, manager), Johnny Bench (HOF);
North panel: Tom Seaver (HOF), John McNamara (coach), Dave Kingman, Rick Rhoden, Al Oliver, Steve Swisher, Ken Forsch, Ron Cey;
South panel: Greg Luzinski, Carroll Berenger (coach), Bill Russell, Joe Morgan (HOF), Tony Perez (HOF), Dave Concepcion;
East panel: Woodie Fryman, Cesar Cedeno, Ken Griffey, "Bake" McBride, Dick Ruthven, Russ Nixon (coach);
West panel: Dave Cash, Steve Garvey, Randy Jones, Jon Matlack, Pete Rose (better than a lot of Hall of Famers), and George Foster.
Full LOA from James Spence/JSA. Opening Bid $250.