So far I have been able to collect verified dates on 5 of 6 known preseason games in 1954 between the Red Sox and the Braves:
1) March 10, 1954 - Florida - Henry Aaron’s first major league game
2) April 7, 1954 - Bluefield, West Virginia - spring exhibition
3) Louisville, KY - spring exhibition - no date confirmed
4) April 9, 1954 - County Stadium, Milwaukee
5) April 10, 1954 - County Stadium, Milwaukee
6) April 11, 1954 - County Stadium, Milwaukee
My ball has no Ted Williams signature and he wasn’t at the March 10th game, and unfortunately he wasn’t at any of these other games because he didn’t return to play until May 15. So unless he traveled with the team without playing, I can’t use his signature absence to pinpoint the game my ball came from.
Are there other player absenses after March 10th from the group of signatures on this ball?
Any other ideas on how to pin down the date?
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