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Al Gionfrida Signed Baseball w/ Inscription "The Catch off Joe D. 1947 World Series". Includes a COA from PSA/DNA. Gionfrida is most famous for his heroic catch of a drive off the bat of the New York Yankees' Joe DiMaggio in Game 6 of the 1947 World Series. With the Dodgers leading the Yankees 8–5 going into the bottom of the 6th inning when Gionfriddo was brought in as a defensive replacement and with Snuffy Stirnweiss and Yogi Berra were on base DiMaggio drove the ball and Gionfriddo raced across the field and caught the ball several steps before crashing into the gate. With no instant replay at that time in baseball, Gionfriddo was widely believed to have robbed DiMaggio of a home run. However, the game film, when developed later, clearly showed Gionfriddo catching the ball several steps shy of the wall, and thus actually robbing DiMaggio of a double or triple instead of a home run.
Ball is in fine condition and includes a COA from JSA.