Request: Lou Gehrig signature example

[mschwade]

Fellow collectors, I come to you with a request. Does anyone have a circa 1922 example of a Lou Gehrig signature? I would also like to see any authentic examples between 1922 and 1929, preferably on a flat. Thanks for your assistance. If you don't want to share a scan publicly, feel free to send me an email to mschwade at gmail.

Thanks!
Matt

[RichardSimon]

A nice one from 1925.

[cubsfan-budman]

Lou has a really nice signature.

I've come around 180 degrees on this...the pre-war guys, on average, just have much nicer sigs that modern dudes.

Lou's is one of the best.

Also partial to Charley Gehringer. His sig is almost a work of art.

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

A nice one from 1925.

Thanks Richard! Would still like to see any other examples that fall between the 22-29 timeframe. Thanks!

[shelly]

I would go to Hunt Auctions. They have all prior auctions listed. There are quite a few Gehrig's listed from every year he played.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

A nice one from 1925.

WOW!

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by shelly

I would go to Hunt Auctions. They have all prior auctions listed. There are quite a few Gehrig's listed from every year he played.

Agreed.. the best way to do it is go to final prices/past auctions of the major memorabilia auction houses to come up with examples. Legendary's site I find the easiest to navigate where Heritage and Leland is not to obad.. not as bad as Hunts. Hunt has great past items but their website/search engine could use some work to say the least.

Ben

[Runscott]

Here are two from 1927 - don't ask me why they look so different

[David Atkatz]

Scott... you're fixated on that ball, man. Ya gotta get over it!

[isaac2004]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

Agreed.. the best way to do it is go to final prices/past auctions of the major memorabilia auction houses to come up with examples. Legendary's site I find the easiest to navigate where Heritage and Leland is not to obad.. not as bad as Hunts. Hunt has great past items but their website/search engine could use some work to say the least.

Ben

That's where my spreadsheet comes in

[cottnat]

1927 version on a ball.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Here are two from 1927 - don't ask me why they look so different

He has convinced me .

[David Atkatz]

1929. (And... what's that? He's signed with... WHAT? GREEN INK?)

[David Atkatz]

It's faded, but on this 1923 ball, right under Ernie Johnson, is a rookie Gehrig.

[David Atkatz]

A thirteen-year-old Gehrig, 1917.

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

A thirteen-year-old Gehrig, 1917.

David.. I lost this in paragon awhile back. I couldn't find any exemplars to support it so I was conservative in my bidding. Did you win it by chance? There has been another around tge same era that came out since that I believe i was underbidder on in heritage. It was too rich for my blood. It was damn near identical to this one do I believe they are legit. Whoever won this did very well IMO.

[David Atkatz]

It wasn't me, Ben. I own the first two I posted, but not the third.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

1929. (And... what's that? He's signed with... WHAT? GREEN INK?)

Interesting. Now that I see the one from the green ink ball, I finally see it.

Could you please post a Lazzeri signature in green ink, so that it will look real too?

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

It wasn't me, Ben. I own the first two I posted, but not the third.

Ahh.. Well those aren't too shabby either

[David Atkatz]

Hey, Scott. Why don't you post an over-under comparison of the '27 Gehrig on cottnat's ball with the green '29?
They won't look that similar either.

(But they're both good.)

[Runscott]

David, I'm not trying to be a wise @ss (any more than anyone else is), but I think that ball still has a lot of mileage left.

"I never did get over Earl not asking me to sign his ball. I even had my own green ink pen ready, as I wanted to save it as a souvenir to remember him by. Heck, he even got the back-up catchers to sign, and I know for a fact he didn't get along with Grabowski. After everyone else had signed, Earl walked over to me and held out the ball with the sweet spot showing - 'Hey Ray - would you mind writing the positions on this thing for me - I can't remember if I play LF or CF and the game's about to start.' I kept that ball in my underwear for the entire game.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Runscott

David, I'm not trying to be a wise @ss (any more than anyone else is), but I think that ball still has a lot of mileage left.

"I never did get over Earl not asking me to sign his ball. I even had my own green ink pen ready, as I wanted to save it as a souvenir to remember him by. Heck, he even got the back-up catchers to sign, and I know for a fact he didn't get along with Grabowski. After everyone else had signed, Earl walked over to me and held out the ball with the sweet spot showing - 'Hey Ray - would you mind writing the positions on this thing for me - I can't remember if I play LF or CF and the game's about to start.' I kept that ball in my underwear for the entire game.

Funny stuff .

[JimStinson]

Lou Gehrig 1929 Yankees team sheet & 1938 Players contract, contrast the difference in a 10 year span. Note too the Jacob Ruppert on the contract is proxy signed by Ed Barrow
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[GrayGhost]

I feel Lou Gehrig has one of the most beautiful autographs ever in baseball. So simple and flowing, like Babe, Joe D and Mickey were.

Isn't it amazing how beautiful signatures were back then, compared to the BS Child like scribbling so many of today's guys call a "signature". Just another reason I LOVE THE OLD BASEBALL STUFF AND ITS PLAYERS

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

I feel Lou Gehrig has one of the most beautiful autographs ever in baseball. So simple and flowing, like Babe, Joe D and Mickey were.

Isn't it amazing how beautiful signatures were back then, compared to the BS Child like scribbling so many of today's guys call a "signature". Just another reason I LOVE THE OLD BASEBALL STUFF AND ITS PLAYERS

Just slightly OT,,, I don't deal in or collect modern Hollywood but the scribbles of baseball players look beautiful in comparison to the scribbles of today's film stars. And those scribbles are a forgers paradise from what I have been told.

[JimStinson]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

I feel Lou Gehrig has one of the most beautiful autographs ever in baseball. So simple and flowing, like Babe, Joe D and Mickey were.

Isn't it amazing how beautiful signatures were back then, compared to the BS Child like scribbling so many of today's guys call a "signature". Just another reason I LOVE THE OLD BASEBALL STUFF AND ITS PLAYERS

And to make matters worse with contemporary ball players you have the scribbled signature and the scribbled "Get the hell away from me" signature. And using a side by side comparision its nearly impossible to believe the same person signed them
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