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Lenny Dykstra and Tommy John Signed Baseball

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Lenny Dykstra and Tommy John Signed Baseball
Offered here is a Lenny Dykstra and Tommy John baseball. Tommy John signed the baseball at the bottom and Lenny Dykstra to right side of his. Both signed it in blue pen and the ball is in excellent condition. This ball is great addition to your baseball * collection!! * * * * **Lenny Dykstra, centerfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, is one of the fiercest competitors in major league baseball. His intense style of * play made him the leader of the Phillies's "worst to first" * National League pennant winners of 1993. (The Phillies finished in last place in their division in 1992.) Despite a series of career-threatening * injuries--more than a few caused by his own reckless * behavior--Dykstra has emerged as a * team leader and finished second in the 1993 National League Most Valuable Player voting. * * * * * **Tommy John was a baseball pitcher for the American League's Cleveland Indians (1963-1964), Chicago White Sox (1965-1971), New York Yankees (1979-1982 & 1986-1989), California Angels (1982-1985), and Oakland A's (1985); and for the * National League's Los Angeles Dodgers (1972-1974 & 1976-1978). In 1989, at age 46, became the oldest pitcher to start on Opening Day. Underwent successful ligament transplant surgery in 1974 to repair a torn rotator cuff. Out of baseball for two years, the * operation added 15 years to John's career. Today the operation is known as "Tommy John surgery." 288 Wins (24th All Time), 760 Games (34th All Time), 4,710 1/3 innings pitched (18th All Time), 2,245 Strikeouts (45th All Time), 700 Games Started (6th All Time), * 46 Shutouts (26th All Time), 19,692 Batters Faced (14th All Time). * *