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Posted By: barrysloate

Here is a more accurate synopsis of the episode with Ward's baseball:

Ward shows Beaver a baseball he got when he was a kid, signed by Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Gabby Hartnett, Ki Ki Cuyler, et al. Beaver then shows it to Larry Mondello, who suggests to Beaver they should have a catch with it. Larry the wise guy throws the ball over Beaver's head and into the street, where it is run over by a garbage truck.

Larry decides to forge a new ball and they place it on the pedestal in Ward's study, hoping he won't notice. Fred Rutherford comes to visit and Ward shows him his cherished keepsake. But Larry has signed it Baby Ruth and Ki Ki Gehrig, and Fred thinks Ward is pulling a practical joke. And as always happens, the Beaver gets punished.