1947 Philadelphia Phillies JSA Letter Frick ONL Ben Chapman Leonard Harry Walker

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Ford Frick Official National League Baseball signed by twenty-five (25) members of the 1947 Philadelphia Phillies, including Manager Ben Chapman, notorious for his racial taunts of Jackie Robinson and then being forced to apologize and have his photo taken with Jackie. The scene was made famous in the recent biopic movie 42.The ball is also signed by Emil Verban, Johnny Wyrostek, "Dutch" Leonard, Charley Schanz, Howie Schultz, Al Jurisich, Jack Albright, Dick Mauney, Jim Tabor, Harry Walker, Tommy Hughes, Benny Bengough, Lee Handley, Oscar Judd, Charlie Gilbert, Blix Donnelly, Andy Seminick, Don Padgett, Skeeter Newsome, Hugh Poland, Del Ennis, Ken Heintzelman, Buster Adams, and Fred Schmidt. .The ball comes with an Letter of Authentication by James Spence Authentication (JSA), one of the leaders in sports authentication.Free shipping via Priority Mail.