Rawlings promotional baseball signed by 25 members of the 1976 Tigers. Coming off one of the club's worst-ever seasons an injection of enthusiasm was needed and it certainly came in the form of Mark "The Bird" Fidrych. Fidrych who appeared in his first major league game on April 20 pitched a complete game and won his first major league start less than one month later and went on to captivate the entire country. Fidrych finished the season with a 19-9 record capturing the AL Rookie of the Year and finishing second in the Cy Young voting (and 11th in the MVP voting) despite the team's modest 74-87 finish. This ball has been signed by 25 members of that club including Ralph Houk (SS) Dave Lemanczyk (SS) Pedro Garcia Ron LeFlore Aurelio Rodriguez (faded) Jason Thompson Danny Meyer Ray Bare Bruce Kimm Dave Roberts Chuck Scrivener Vern Ruhle Tom Veryzer Jerry Manuel Alex Johnson Mark Fidrych Bill Laxton John Hiller Steve Grilli Bill Freehan Mickey Stnley Johnny Wockenfuss Willie Horton Frank McCormack and Ben Oglive. Applied in a variety of ink colors and consistencies the baseball displays extremely well and contains a rookie signature of Mark Fidrych one of the most exciting big league debut seasons in history. Please note that this item does not carry professional third-party authentication on the autograph however it is guaranteed to have been obtained directly by Dennis Clotworthy during his time with the team. Like all other autographed items we sell if the item has not been professionally authenticated we guarantee it will pass authentication with James Spence Authentication or PSA/DNA if submitted within 60 days of the auction close. In the case of team-signed baseballs there may be the occasional clubhouse signature but we guarantee the authenticity of all Hall of Famers and keys players. Should the item not pass we will refund your purchase price in its entirety. Please refer to our auction rules and bid with confidence. 25 signatures total.