1946 World Series St. Louis Cardinals Team-Signed Baseball (28) Champions – COA PSA/DNA

The 1946 World Series championship would be the final one for Stan “The Man” Musial. That title capped off a run of three World Series championships in five years.

Presented is an OAL (Frick) baseball autographed by the 1946 World Champion Cardinals team. There are (28) signatures in blue ballpoint pen with the majority discernable but in varying degrees of visual impact (see photos). Notable signatures include Marty Marion, Dick Sisler, Terry Moore, Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter. The ball itself is evenly toned with age and there are some marks from previous display. A notation in black ink was placed on the top panel for identification. “ST. LOUIS CARDINALS WORLD CHAMPIONS 1946”.

Authentication: PSA/DNA Full Letter

This ball is from one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of autographed baseballs in the world. Altogether they were easily displayable in custom shelf form and alphabetically displayed nonetheless. The choice of medium was visually easy for the encyclopedic collector who put these together. It took several decades to amass these rare autographs of the most prominent entertainers, historical figures, and sports players.  It proved quite difficult to acquire autographs of non-ballplayers on such an odd object (a baseball) but diligence proved otherwise and that it’s possible. So, now with the collection complete and his shelves empty there’s only one thing left to do….bid on this item and start the challenge to see how far you can take it.