The Mick and Teddy Ballgame...

[Big Six]

Over the years, I have had a lot of good fortune securing autographs of many Hall of Fame ball players and when I haven't been able to get the signature in person, I've always gone the route of purchasing from well known resources (i.e. Richard Simon, Mill Creek Sports or even, on rare occasion, Steiner).

Two autographs in my collection, the Mantle and Williams 8x10's below, were left to me by my father who collected autographs in his own right. He's been gone 11 years now and I never had the foresight to ask him about these two pieces. As you can imagine, I have nothing as far as paperwork nor do I know where he sourced these from...as a paraplegic, I'm certain he did not get them in person, though.

If anyone could weigh in with their opionion on these, I'd be very appreciative. Since these were my dad's, I have been very hesitant to post these here just in case the consensus is they aren't real. That said, ignorance isn't really bliss either, so I'm putting this out there for everyone to see. If their real, I'll likely frame them and hang them in my office...if not, then I'll likely shred them...

From my probably biased perspective, both signatures appear to be consistent with other "good" signatures I've compared them to, but I'm no expert either...