Lot # 1054: 1961 World Champion New York Yankees Display with (52) Signatures Including Mantle, Maris, Maas & Howard

Celebrate one of the greatest teams in baseball history, by bringing home this 1961 World Champion New York Yankees display. Framed and matted to overall dimensions of 32” x 41”, this gargantuan piece contains a whopping total of (52) signatures. Each and every one of the thirty-six players that suited up in pinstripes for the ’61 Yankees is present and accounted for, including two examples each for Al Downing and “Moose” Skowron. Also figuring in the mix are the team’s GM, manager, all coaches, announcers, batboys, and even the opposing pitcher who surrendered Roger Maris’ historic 61st home run, and the fortunate fan who caught the home run ball, making this majestic display a delight for dedicated completists. All signatures show a pleasing degree of potency, and the frame is handsome and ready to go for immediate display.

Featured signatures are: “Duke” Maas (d.1976), Al Downing (X2), Elston Howard (d.1980), Hal Reniff, Roy Hamey (general manager, d.1983), Johnny Blanchard, Ryne Duren, Tom Tresh, “Tex” Clevenger, “Spud” Murray (batting practice pitcher), Jim Coates, Jack Reed, Bob Cerv, Bob Hale, Rollie Sheldon, Jack DeMaestri, Art Ditmar, “Whitey” Ford (HOF), Mickey Mantle (HOF), “Yogi” Berra (HOF), Frank Crosetti (coach), Bob Daley, John James, Frank Bengis (batboy), Earl Torgeson (player-coach), Wally Moses (coach), Lee Thomas, Roger Maris (d.1985), Sal Durant (fan who caught Maris’ home run #61), Johnny Sain (coach), Jesse Gonder, Luis Arroyo, Tracy Stallard (Boston Red Sox pitcher who gave up Maris’ home run #61), Danny McDevitt, Deron Johnson, Frank Prudenti (batboy), “Moose” Skowron (X2), Ralph Terry, Ralph Houk (manager), Bob Turley, “Red” Barber (HOF Frick award), Jim Hegan (coach, d.1984), Mel Allen (HOF Frick award), Hector Lopez, Bill Stafford, Bobby Richardson, Tony Kubek, Clete Boyer, Phil Rizzuto (HOF), Billy Gardner.

Certification is as follows:

Full JSA LOA: Mantle

JSA COA: Allen, Barber, Blanchard, Berra, Boyer/Kubek/Richardson/Skowron (photo signed by all four), Crosetti, Gardner, Hamey, Houk, Lopez, Rizzuto, Skowron.

Beckett slabbed: Gonder (visible from back), Maas, McDevitt

PSA slabbed: Ford, Howard (both visible from back)

PSA sticker (visible through back): Arroyo, Bengis, Cerv, Clevenger, Coates, Daley, Demaestri, Ditmar, Durant, Duren, Hale, James, Murray, Prudenti, Reed, Sain, Sheldon, Stallard, Tresh.

SGC/JSA slabbed: Stafford

UDA Certified Cards: Downing, Reniff, Terry, Turley

The balance are covered by an auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.

The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.

Frames included with lots: while we make every effort to protect the frames included in these lots during pre-auction storage and post-auction shipping, we are not responsible for any damage to the frames themselves, and no refunds will be given due to frame damage.