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Originally Posted by BrandonG
I'm afraid you've got a problem here. The Giles baseball in the photo is the later 1958-1969 Model ball. Since Cy Young passed in November of 1955, it would have been impossible for him to sign that type of ball. Sorry.
+1 for the baseball expert and not an authenticator! All of this and more can be found in my future publication of: History of the Base Ball  |
Nice job, Brandon!
I was hoping that you would check in on the intricacies of the Giles ball. I had a feeling that it may provide a clue that would add additional questions about the liklihood that Cy could have signed it.
I would also like to state, in my experience, that later authentic examples of Cy's signature really took a dive in quality later in life. The Cy signature on the ball on this thread is pretty atypical for this time period. It appears too "strong" and "bold" if this makes sense.