Sounds like a very interesting and unusual souvenir and if genuine, certainly valuable. Any accurate appraisal of a unique item like this begins with determining authenticity, but presuming the signatures are genuine, the key factors beyond authenticity would be condition, condition, and condition. More specifically: the size, clarity and placement of each signature - and in particular, those of Gehrig and Dimaggio - with points given and taken away for the quality of each autograph. The Yankees met Cincinatti Reds in the 1939 World Series which may answer questions as to why the signatures would appear on this type of mitt. One could safely assume a signed glove such as this would be worth $700-1500 depending on the aforementioned factors.
Babe Ruth .349Lou Gehrig .340Earl Combs .325Joe DiMaggio .325Wade Boggs .313Bill Dickey .313
Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig were teammates for four seasons (1936-1939). Lou Gehrig only played in 8 games in 1939.
Bill Dickey #8 batted fifth, behind Lou Gehrig, during the 1937 season. When Dickey was off, George Selkirk #3 would bat behind Gehrig.
babe Ruth, willie mays, hank aaron, ty cobb, honus wagner, joe dimaggio, Lou gehrig.
$10,000
Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle (one season), Yogi Berra.
A 1938 New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball with the key signatures: McCarthy, Gehrig, Dickey, DiMaggio, Ruffing, and Gomez is worth about $2,000.-$3,500. Value is based on average prices of recently closed auctions. Prices may vary based on condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the baseball. Prices may also vary based on the amount of signatures, and key signatures acquired. The more complete the baseball with key signatures the more valuable. In a recent auction a 1938 New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball sold for $3,883.75 If the signatures are not properly authenticated the baseball could sell at half the market value or less. For more information on team signed baseballs, links to full team rosters, key signatures, and price guide see Related Links below
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Top 10 New York Yankees Career Batting Average(As of 2009, *still active) Babe Ruth - .349Lou Gehrig - .340Earle Combs - .325Joe DiMaggio - .325Derek Jeter* - .317Wade Boggs - .313Bill Dickey - .313Bob Meusel - .311Do Mattingly - .307Robinson Cano* - .306
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