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Originally Posted by bigfanNY
Well if PSA are the Experts here.. let's remember they Originally certified this ball as a 1954 Braves team ball. But lets look at what they call the ball Now
A 1954 Braves and Red Sox Spring training ball
... pretty much what I am calling it. What Sig Auctions called it.. and what it is.
Morton could have signed it any time he was in camp with the Red Sox. Same with all the other signatures on the ball. That's how it goes when collecting autographs during spring training. You get em when you can.
I fully understand that dating the ball to a specific game might increase the value.again ....might..maybe. But everything we know says this is a spring training ball. Will more research prove that all the signatures were applied to the ball on March 10 1954......no it will not even prove that Guy Mortan signed it on March 10th.
The original collector coded the balls and those codes might tell us more if you can track down some autograph collectors who purchased some of the large lots from Sig..
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I think there's a miscommunication from what I'm saying. Guy Morton was not in camp with the red sox after that March 10th game. He was sent to North Carolina to play in the Minors. And PSA isn't calling it a "Braves AND Red sox" ball. They're calling it a "Braves VS Red Sox" ball. There is absolutely no dates or places you provided that Guy Morton was to sign the ball. I have provided a Date, roster and place that Ben flowers (who pitched that game, Guy Morton (who was the catcher that game) , Henry Aaron (Who hit that day) were all together in the same place to sign the ball. After that they all went their separate ways. I can understand now that I have the ball why you would be reluctant to refute the evidence knowing the value it would carry. Wouldn't make sense for the collector to go to a random North Carolina patriots game just to get Guy Mortons signature after he was sent down.