Pacing the big leagues with a robust .273 team batting average in “The Year of the Pitcher,” the 1968 Cincinnati Reds laid the groundwork for a decade of glory as they featured a phenomenal rookie backstop from Oklahoma. This baseball is autographed by (23) members of that Queen City roster. The clean and creamy ONL Giles orb (grade “9”) is among the most beautiful 1960s relics you’ll ever see. Blue ballpoint signatures, meanwhile, average (“8-9”) potency. Includes: Sweet Spot: Bristol (manager); North Panel: Ruiz (d.1972), Pinson (d.1995), Pavletich, Whitfield (d.2013), Jones (d.2004) and A. Johnson (d.2015); South Panel: McCool (d.2014), Ritchie (d.2016), Benson (coach, d.2014), Maloney, Corrales, Lee and Woodward; West Panel: Abernathy (d.2004), Queen (d.2011), Perez, Carroll and Arrigo; East Panel: Beauchamp (d.2007), Cloninger, Bench, Harder (coach, d.2002) and Helms (clubhouse). Full photo LOA from JSA.