Tremendous 1955 Hall of Fame Induction Signed Ball (19 Signatures) Including Young, Foxx, Vance, Clarke and DiMaggio

• Sold For: $5,535
• Year: 1955
• Auction: 2018 November
• Lot #: 54
• Auction Category: Autographed Baseballs/Flats/Photos

With the largest Hall of Fame class and biggest crowd since 1939, Cooperstown opened its arms to 6 new inductees, including the great Joltin" Joe. (A brief news clip of induction-ceremony footage can be viewed on our website.) The festivities also marked the very last of many Hall of Fame appearances by Cy Young, whose autograph is present here but who died a few months later. The creamy-toned OAL (Harridge) ball features "8-10" signatures overall. Sweet Spot: Sisler, DiMaggio North Panel: Vance, Dickey, Frisch, Traynor, Hubbell, Cochrane South Panel: Terry, P. Waner, Wiltse, Cronin, Foxx ("9-10") West Panel: Hadley, Grove, Clarke ("8"), East Panel: Young ("6-7"), Gehringer, Hartnett Full LOA from PSA.