1978 Tom Seaver No-hitter Game Used Baseball

[Runscott]

Scott, you know this from our discussions of my Ryan 5th no-hitter ball, but I generally don't trust any balls that claim this sort of significance, unless I can get a lot better provenance than these have had in their auction descriptions. I watched all three closely and bid on only one - not sure I even trust those official Cincinnati Reds club letters.

[7nohitter]

Wasn't former AL umpire Al Clark one of the main culprits?

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by 7nohitter

Wasn't former AL umpire Al Clark one of the main culprits?

Yes and he went to prison over it.
Fake game used balls from several milestone events including Nolan Ryan's 300th win, Cal Ripken's 2131 game and Roger Clemens 20K game in 1986 if I recall correctly.

[diamondicons]

Just noticed the ball on EBay sold. Never seen a Reds letter like that before. Ball sold for $450.00. No way!

[parker1b2]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Yes and he went to prison over it.
Fake game used balls from several milestone events including Nolan Ryan's 300th win, Cal Ripken's 2131 game and Roger Clemens 20K game in 1986 if I recall correctly.

Great info to know. I have seen some of these "game used" baseballs come up. Lost out on one from Ripken's 2131 game last year. Happy I did now. This is what I love about this board, always learning something new and how to arm yourself with great information. Thanks for the info.