So, it appears the ball has several hall of fame signatures on it, including Henry Aaron. It also, through deduction appears to be from a spring trading game on either on March 10th, 1954, or March 14, 1954, in which Henry Aaron made his first appearance in the majors (albeit spring training) and hit his first home run in the majors.
I guess I may never know the circumstances in which my grandfather acquired this ball unless there’s someone out there connected to it, but it’s neat to find out that it has some real significance.
Thank you to all of the forum members who have contributed thus far to helping identify this ball.
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