Does anyone know the reason why Mantle did not sign many Yankee team balls during this time period? Maybe he wasn't spending much time in the clubhouse when the balls were signed or did he just tire of the practice? Also, were alot of these team signed balls signed before the game or after the game or both? I always wondered if there was a certain procedure that teams followed when signing these balls? I have a few Tigers team signed baseballs from the early 70's and noticed the players seem to have signed the ball in the same location. Maybe, it had to do with their personal preference of where to sign or had to do with the location of the players locker when these balls were being passed around to be signed. Sorry if these questions seem stupid but this thread has my curiosity up.
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