Lot # 1026: 1988 World Champions Los Angeles Dodgers Team-Signed ONL/Giamatti Baseball with (31) Signatures Including Lasorda, Hershiser, Sutton, Gibson & Valenzuela

Toast the 1988 World Series champions, with this Los Angeles Dodgers team-signed baseball. Picked to finish in the middle of the pack, LA surprised everybody but themselves, finishing first in the NL West, and taking down the Oakland A's "Bash Brothers" in the World Series. Orel Hershiser dominated all season long, setting a record for consecutive scoreless innings. Capable veterans such as Pedro Geurrero, Rick Dempsey, Steve Sax, Mike Marshall, Mike Scioscia, Tim Leary, Fernando Valenzuela, Don Sutton, Jay Howell, Jesse Orosco, and others made solid contributions, making Manager of the Year Tommy Lasorda look real smart in the process. And of course, there was 1988 NL MVP Kirk Gibson, and his heroic World Series Game 1 walk-off homer. These stars, and lots of others are counted in the total of (31) generally distinct signatures covering this nicely preserved ONL/Giamatti baseball.

Featured signers are:

Sweet spot: Tommy Lasorda (HOF, manager);

North panel: Tim Belcher, Orel Hershiser, Pedro Guerrero, Rick Dempsey, Tim Crews, Mike Marshall, Jose Gonzalez, Mike Davis;

South panel: Alfredo Griffin, Dave Anderson, Don Sutton (HOF), Steve Sax, Mike Scioscia, Jay Howell, John Shelby;

East panel: Ben Hines (coach), Kirk Gibson, Franklin Stubbs, Manny Mota (coach), Bill Russell (coach), Tracy Woodson, Danny Heep, Brian Holton;

West panel: Jesse Orosco, Joey Almalfitano (coach), Jeff Hamilton, Mario Soto, Fernando Valenzuela, Tim Leary, Shawn Hillegas.

Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.