Lots of non-famous players, but not all unheard-of. In most cases for me, with minor league balls, it becomes a case of do the "known" players match up, and then "who in their right mind would bother faking the rest?"
I do find it interesting that for all of Vern Benson's career history that the detailed, the one thing that he left out was that he actually played for the 1949 Houston team. Well, I guess he inadvertently gives that info when he lists Benson among the signers, but you know what I mean.
Anyway, nice pick-up, with bolder signatures than most I've seen from that era. And in my opinion, not a bad price either, as I've sold an unsigned Gardner ball from that era for about the same price (ball was a bit nicer condition). FWIW, the ball looks to be correct for the era as well, though that is not the box it originally came in.
Last edited by thecatspajamas; 08-17-2013 at 08:14 PM.
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