Joe Dimaggio Ted Williams 1942 All Star Game Team Signed Baseball With JSA COA

The 1942 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the tenth playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 6, 1942, at Polo Grounds in New York City the home of the New York Giants of the National League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 31. While the game had been scheduled for a twilight start at 6:30 p.m. EWT, rain delayed the first pitch for an hour, leading to the first All-Star contest played entirely under the lights; the two-hour, seven-minute game ended just ahead of a 9:30 p.m. blackout curfew in New York.

Two nights later, the American League All-Stars traveled to Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, to play a special benefit game against a team of players from the U.S. Army and Navy. The contest, which the American Leaguers won 50, attracted a crowd of 62,094 and netted $70,000 for the Army Emergency Relief Fund and the Navy Relief Society. Mutual Radio broadcast the second game, with Bob Elson, Waite Hoyt, and Jack Graney announcing.

Offered is a 1942 Al- All-Star signed Reach baseball signed by 27 including 8 HOFers Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Bucky Harris, Lou Boudreau, Red Ruffing, Phil Rizzuto, and Bobby Doerr Notables Joe Gordon, Elbie Fletcher, Tiny Bonham, and 16 more. Signature signed in black steel tip Fountain pen. Authentication: JSA Full Letter COA.

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