A little bit of a problem:
"In addition to the signature, the ball carries the following message:
To Betty Cleve - 0 Det - 4 August 9, 1954 Home Run Ball"
The only problem is the date falls on a travel day and is one day prior to the 4-0 win. I guess in the dog days of August, the pitching coach can get a little disoriented. Or maybe it was Betty who made him loopy. Anyway, the HR was by Wayne Belardi, his 11th of the year, in the 4th inning off of Early Wynn.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...95408100.shtml