Autographed and Homerun Baseballs from the estate of Warren Fusselle

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I recently purchased a few items from the Warner Fusselle estate auction including a box labeled "Homerun Baseballs". All four balls are Official Western Carolina League balls from the early 70s which matches Warner's time as announcer for the Spartanburg Phillies.

Ball 1 is labeled:
"6-27-71 / Sumter / Jesus de la Rosa"
Baseball-Reference.com: Jesus played for the Sumter Astros in 1971 and hit 10 homeruns. He played 3 games for the Houston Astros in 1975.

Ball 2 is labeled:
"Jim Kelly / 8-2-72 / SPA @ GAS"
Baseball-Reference.com: Jim played for the Spartanburg Phillies in 1972 and hit 10 homeruns. Never played in the majors.

Ball 3 is labeled:
"5-17-72 / Stan Babieracki"
Baseball-Reference.com: Stan pitched for the Greenwood Braves in 1972 and hit 1 homerun. Never played in the majors.

Ball 4 is labeled:
"Aug 14, 1974 / @ Charleston / John Hughes / off Greg Erardi"
Baseball-Reference.com: John played for the Spartanburg Phillies in 1974 and hit 9 homeruns. Never played in the majors. Erardi played for the Charleston Pirates in 1974.

Each homerun ball is $39 postpaid. Take all 4 for $125 and I'll include a fifth ball from the same box. It's an official Carolina League ball from the presidency of JC Bill Jessup (1957-1969). "Cosmo" is written on the side with no other clues.

Also in the auction was a baseball autographed by the cast and crew of This Week in Baseball from 1979. The sweet spot features a bold Mel Allen autograph. $99 postpaid.

Also in the auction was a 1984 Olympic baseball signed by Rod Dedeaux (Head Coach), Mike Dunne, Don August, Greg Swindell, Bob Caffrey, Gary Green, Jack Stallings (Hitting Coach), Chris Gwynn, Dave Bingham (Asst Coach), Barry Larkin, Drew Hall, John Hoover, Cory Snyder, Ken Caminiti, and Mark McGwire. $199 postpaid


Each ball includes a copy of the estate letter of authenticity stating that the item came from the Fusselle estate. Also guaranteed for life to pass any additional authentication.

Thanks, Tom Timmerman
timmermant@gmail.com
ebay seller since 1998 (timmermant) trying to avoid some ebay fees