CLEVELAND, Ohio – Half a dozen Cleveland-centric sports items – including several baseballs from the 2016 World Series – are up for auction.
A trio of balls from the three games Cleveland won in the 2016 Series are up for auction as are a Cleveland Municipal Stadium ticket box and other items.
The auction ends 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6.
If you want to know more about the items or to bid, click on the link in the headers below:
Bidding is open for several Cleveland sports items including three 2016 World Series balls.
1948 World Series Championship ring.Tom Schwarz, Lelands
The ring, from Balfour, was presented to famed scout Hugh Alexander. Alexander, born in 1917, was an incredible outfield prospect in Cleveland’s farm system. After stellar play in the minors, Cleveland called him up at age 20 for seven games in August and September of 1938. That off-season, working in the oil fields in Oklahoma, Alexander lost his left hand in a drilling accident. He would go on to become one of the youngest scouts in history and have a decades-long career finding players for Major League teams. Related: After tragic accident, former Cleveland Indian Hugh Alexander became prolific scout
Item: 844. Opening bid: $1,500.
Bidding is open for several Cleveland sports items including three 2016 World Series balls.
Cleveland Municipal Stadium ticket box.Tom Schwarz, Lelands
This rare relic was posted at the gates of Cleveland’s stadium. It once held stubs for some of the most historic games in baseball history. It measures 15 inches by 15 inches by 36 inches. Unrestored condition.
Item: 974. Opening bid: $100.
Bidding is open for several Cleveland sports items including three 2016 World Series balls.
1964 Cleveland Browns championship ring.Tom Schwarz, Lelands
The ring was given to Abe Abraham, the Browns’ “No. 1 Fan in the Brown Suit.” Abraham, originally from Lebanon, owned a restaurant and delicatessen in Strongsville. He had been assigned by the Browns to catch extra-point and field-goal attempts in the closed end of Cleveland Municipal Stadium at Browns games. Abraham always wore a brown suit. He began the job by accident, in 1946 when Lou Groza was the Browns’ kicker. Abraham was working for the Browns at the pass gate, and he was tasked with delivering a message to the other side of the field. Abraham walked just behind the goal posts when Groza was attempting a field goal. Abraham instinctively caught the ball, and his second career was launched. Later, he said the Cleveland team doctor treated him for bruised ribs. Abraham’s last game came Dec. 11, 1981, when the New York Jets defeated the Browns, 14-13.
Item: 1084. Opening bid: $1,500.
Bidding is open for several Cleveland sports items including three 2016 World Series balls.
2016 World Series game-used ball from Game 1.Tom Schwarz, Lelands
Chicago’s Kyle Schwarber signed and inscribed this game-used baseball just under the Series logo. He added: “2016 WS Champs, Curse Reversed” below his name, denoting the Cubs finally winning after 108 years. Jonathan Lester threw this ball, which was fouled off by Francisco Lindor in the fifth inning. Cleveland defeated Chicago, 6-0, at Progressive Field, on Oct. 25. An MLB hologram sticker (JC 033213) and Beckett sticker (X33203) are attached.
Item: 837. Opening bid: $200.
Bidding is open for several Cleveland sports items including three 2016 World Series balls.
2016 World Series game-used ball from Game 3.Tom Schwarz, Lelands
The ball was a pitch in the dirt, thrown by Kyle Hendricks to Cleveland’s Carlos Santana in the fifth inning on Oct. 28, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Cleveland shut out Chicago, 1-0, in a classic pitching duel. An MLB hologram sticker (JB969527) is attached.
Item: 839. Opening bid: $200.
Bidding is open for several Cleveland sports items including three 2016 World Series balls.
2016 World Series game-used ball from Game 4.Tom Schwarz, Lelands
In the first inning, Cleveland’s Corey Kluber threw this ball to Dexter Fowler, who fouled it off. Cleveland defeated Chicago, 7-2, in Wrigley Field, on Oct. 29. An MLB hologram sticker (JB 969565) is attached.
Item: 840. Opening bid: $200.
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