1927 Yankees baseball. Opinions, please.

[David Atkatz]

What you see is all that is visible on display. I'm sure the markings are fine, though, for a 1927 OAL ball, as you can see a bit of the Ban Johnson signature in the first photo.

[kards]

I looked at the 1927 Ban Johnson baseball on http://www.bigleaguebaseballs.com/ and the Ban Johnson signature is in a different position then this baseball, on this one the Johnson lines up with the signatures and the others would line against them.

[David Atkatz]

The Johnson signature was applied by hand with a rubber stamp--it's in a different position on every baseball.

[BrandonG]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

The Johnson signature was applied by hand with a rubber stamp--it's in a different position on every baseball.

Yes, the position means nothing, this ball is cleanly stamped (but with a metal stamp, not rubber). Whomever owned it, or had the team sign it picked a very nice brand new ball, and probably told the guys it was for someone important, so sign it good!

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by BrandonG

Whomever... had the team sign it... told the guys... sign it good!

But did they? That's the question.