I thnk it's very likely that the ball was dated incorrectly at a later date. The ink kind of tells the tale on that one. I have had a few balls that were this exact case. One that sticks in my mind is a Ty Cobb single signed, the original owner dated it with the date Cobb passed away, a week or so afterwards. He was young, a teenager or so, and was off on the date by a couple days. He never realized it until many decades later. Unfortunately, we will probably never have a definitive answer on this one, or he could have just been noting that he hit a homer at that game, not that the ball was the actual homerun ball. Still a really interesting ball, and it looks like the Ruth is authentic and not clubhouse so definitely still value there.
Best,
Jeff
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