Signed Ball. Dick Groat, Mickey Mantle, etc ?

[manwithplan2014]

I can make out Groat and Mantle but no idea on the rest. Obviously authenticity is a huge question too. I appreciate any input.

[MooseDog]

The ones in black look pre-printed on the ball. The Brock doesn't look right to me but the Mike Shannon looks fine.

[Klrdds]

Originally Posted by MooseDog

The ones in black look pre-printed on the ball. The Brock doesn't look right to me but the Mike Shannon looks fine.

I agree 100%

[tha-rock]

The ones in black are rubber stamped, and the Lou Brock doesn't look good to me.

[earlywynnfan]

How about a pic of the Medwick?

[vintageonlybb]

Yes, the authenticity is in question. In a very big way !! This is a facsimile stamped baseball. The strange thing about it is some one has "traced over" some of the facsimile stamped "signatures" to make them a darker black and try to make them more authentic looking. The only real signature is the one signature in blue which appears to be " Mike Shannon". The Lou Brock signature is traced over with a blue sharpie or marker.....and I'm not so sure the facsimile sig under it is a machine stamped Brock. The blue sharpie does a better job of obliterating the underlying name than the black sharpie or marker.

I never thought about it but a forger could take a facsimile stamped "signature" ball and go over the signatures with a blue sharpie and make it appear to be a more legitimate signed ball.

Steve Rhodes