View Full Version : Help w/ many unknown autos
earlywynnfan
06-13-2013, 01:11 PM
I bought a large lot of lesser signed baseballs, pretty much all pre-2000, and there are a bunch I don't know. I'm hoping you all love to play the "Can I figure out who this is?" game as much as I do.
The first group of 3 are from a group of owners/execs; the bottom one of those is marked "Pirates."
The very last bunch has one that looks an awful lot like Russ Bauers, but he didn't wear that # as a player. Anyone know if he coached?
Thanks,
Ken
baseball tourist
06-13-2013, 01:59 PM
I take a shot a a couple:
3rd photo, bottom left ball - Rickey Romero ?
4th photo, top right ball - Candy Moldanado ?
David Atkatz
06-13-2013, 02:34 PM
The illiterate scrawls of journeyman players.
Play ball with 'em. Or donate them to the nearest Little League.
mcgwirecom
06-13-2013, 08:18 PM
Last photo top right looks like Hard Hitten Mark Whiten.
T20Brew
06-13-2013, 09:04 PM
2nd picture bottom left is former Brewers slugger Gorman Thomas
T20Brew
06-13-2013, 09:17 PM
4th picture middle is Brett Butler I believe
5th picture bottom left is Gregg Jefferies I believe
earlywynnfan
06-15-2013, 02:22 AM
Thanks for the help! Here is another I don't know, it's a vintage ball on the back with Mel Allen.
GoldenAge50s
06-15-2013, 10:47 AM
Mel's on-air partner Jim "Possum" Woods
MooseDog
06-15-2013, 04:46 PM
Check on Woods, he spent a couple of years here with the A's.
Also I think next to the ball believed to be Brett Butler might be Del Unser.
earlywynnfan
06-16-2013, 02:18 AM
Thanks! Woods is a new one to me. I should have recognized Unser.
Ken
mcgwirecom
06-16-2013, 05:22 PM
Last photo, top left ball...Carlton Loewer?
dgo71
06-18-2013, 06:49 PM
Pic 1:
Bottom right is Bret Prinz
Pic 2:
Middle 2nd row-Clemente Alvarez
Bottom left-Ryan Nye
Pic 3:
Middle row L-R:
Erik Plantenberg
Brett Butler
Dave Meier
Bottom row L-R:
Ricky Otero
Derrick May
Pic 4:
Top row, middle-Desi Relaford
Top row, right-Robert Person
Bottom left is Jefferies
Bottom right-Rico Brogna
Pic 5:
Loewen and Whiten are correct
Next ball is Ricky Bottalico
Looks like a lot of international league guys from the late 90s, specifically the Scranton team that was Philadelphia's AAA affiliate.
almostdone
06-19-2013, 07:06 PM
Are you sure that's not Brett Butler? I have met him and gotten a few sigs and he added that smiley face to mine too. Just asking.
Drew
dgo71
06-21-2013, 12:53 AM
Are you sure that's not Brett Butler? I have met him and gotten a few sigs and he added that smiley face to mine too. Just asking.
Drew
Wow, you're absolutely right. I was looking at this on my phone and totally missed the smiley. That is Brett. Sorry!
earlywynnfan
06-27-2013, 01:44 PM
Sorry I'm so late in thanking you all for the help.
Derek: I thought I recognized far too many useless autographs, but you have me beat! I bow to you!!
Ken
dgo71
06-28-2013, 12:12 AM
Sorry I'm so late in thanking you all for the help.
Derek: I thought I recognized far too many useless autographs, but you have me beat! I bow to you!!
Ken
Lol...There's something really important I don't know because my brain is too busy remembering what Ricky Otero's signature looks like. :(
BTW:
Next to Bottalico is Mark Parent
To the left of Relaford is Mitch Williams
A couple others look very familiar but can't place them.