I am not so sure it is a fake:
1. Many of Reggies old signatures used to look like Leggie. If there is no loop in the R it would look like an L
2. Look at the bat stamp autograph. The R's are similar in my opinion. It looks like the R in blue didn't start far enough to the left with the pen.
3. The rest of the signature looks good to me. It's just the R and if it was done in a hurry or done on a curved surface, especially as a young signer, it may look slightly different.
I also wouldn't bet my collection on it. The only way you can be sure is to have seen him sign it in person. Very neat bat. I had one of his black bats from 1980 and got him to sign in. Does the knob of the bat have anything stamped on it?
Thanks,
Paul
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