Paul O’Neill Signed Baseball 1990 World Series Reds – COA

Paul O’Neill  was a five-time World Series champion and a five-time All-Star (1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, and 1998).

In 1990, O’Neill played in 145 games batting .270 with 16 home runs and 78 RBI. O’Neill batted .277 during the 1990 postseason with a home run and 5 RBI as the Reds won the World Series over the Oakland Athletics. O’Neill clashed with Reds manager Lou Piniella, who wanted O’Neill to change his swing to hit more home runs.

Presented is an OWS (1990) baseball autographed by Paul O’Neill. He signed it on a side panel under the WS logo in blue ballpoint pen (“9”). The ball itself shows toning from age.

Authentication: ReggieJackson.com

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.