{"product_id":"1934-tour-of-japan-signed-baseball-ruth-gehrig-auto-psa-jsa","title":"1934 Tour of Japan Signed Baseball, Ruth \u0026 Gehrig. Auto PSA JSA","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\" style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"tahoma, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1934 Tour of Japan!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;\"\u003eOffered here is an exceptional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;\"\u003e1934 Tour of Japan team-signed baseball\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;\"\u003e, headlined by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;\"\u003eBabe Ruth and Lou Gehrig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;\"\u003e and featuring 18 total signatures from the legendary American All-Star touring party. Assembled with some of the greatest talent the game had ever seen, the team traveled across Japan playing a series of exhibition games against the country’s top players, with Ruth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\" style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;\"\u003e and Gehrig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;\"\u003e – already \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\" style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;\"\u003ethe most \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;\"\u003efamous athletes in the world – serving as the unquestioned star attraction.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"tahoma, sans-serif\"\u003eThe historic tour became on\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ee of the most important chapters in the international growth of baseball. The American stars were greeted by enormous crowds throughout Japan, helping further ignite the country’s passion for the game and strengthen a baseball culture that continues to thrive nearly a century later. Today, Japan stands as one of the world’s great baseball nations, producing generations of Major League stars and modern-day icons such as Shohei Ohtani, whose unprecedented combination of hitting and pitching has naturally drawn comparisons to Ruth himself.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"tahoma, sans-serif\"\u003eAmong the most fascinating members of the touring party was Moe Berg, a career backup catcher whose greatest contributions came off the field. A Princeton graduate, Columbia Law School alumnus and gifted linguist, Berg used the 1934 trip to secretly photograph and gather information on Japan. He would later serve the United States as an intelligence operative during World War II, making him one of the most remarkable figures ever to wear a Major League uniform.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"tahoma, sans-serif\"\u003eThe ball features 18 total signatures, headlined by Ruth and Gehrig, along with fellow Hall of Famers Jimmie Foxx, Charlie Gehringer, Lefty Gomez and legendary manager Connie Mack. The remaining signatures include Moe Berg, Lefty O'Doul, Bing Miller, Eric McNair, Frankie Hayes, Clint Brown, Earl Whitehill, Rabbit Warstler, Joe Cascarella, Bob Schroeder, trainer Doc Ebling and pitching coach Jack Quinn.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"tahoma, sans-serif\"\u003eEven more fittingly, the signatures appear on an Official Shogaku Japanese Baseball, giving the piece a direct connection to the country and historic tour it represents. The baseball remains in excellent overall condition, with strong period black steel-tip fountain pen signatures throughout.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"tahoma, sans-serif\"\u003eFew baseballs bring together this level of star power and historical significance – Ruth, Gehrig, six Hall of Famers, the rise of baseball in Japan and even a remarkable chapter of pre-World War II espionage, all represented on a single baseball!\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"tahoma, sans-serif\"\u003eComes with a Letter of Authenticity from PSA\/DNA.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"tahoma, sans-serif\"\u003eShips FedEx\/UPS\/USPS with Insurance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuestions? 5514863768!\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BC Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52407509582126,"sku":null,"price":39950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/5061\/9438\/files\/57_52f9e12b-d95e-42fe-948c-6604c5090948.jpg?v=1786169121","url":"https:\/\/bcvintage.com\/products\/1934-tour-of-japan-signed-baseball-ruth-gehrig-auto-psa-jsa","provider":"BC Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}