Grover Cleveland Alexander, Andy High and my Grandfather

[brad15]

Thanks for your input guys, I do have family I could hand this ball down to and I probably will, but I would like them to get an idea of how much this ball could be worth so they do take care of it. I have 3 kids with no sentimental value attached to my grandfather or this ball, and if I was to give it to one of them the other two would probably want them to sell the ball and split the money 3 ways. I would have no problem with this because I know it would go to someone who really appreciates baseball memorabilia. Its a cool feeling to know that me, my dad, my grandfather and "Old Pete" all held this ball. I'm the one that is attached to it. My kids would not have the same passion for this ball as me. I've always cherish this ball and thought of my sports loving grandfather that I never met. He saw Babe Ruth's 3 home runs in game 4 of 1926 and was at Soldiers Field in Chicago for the Tunney/Dempsey "long count" fight. I could go on and on and maybe I will later, I just want my kids to know the monetary value of this ball because the sentimental value probably wont be there. I know without pictures yet it is hard to say, but what would your best guess be? Price range?

[btcarfagno]

If it was from a game where something memorable happened, especially in regards to Alexander (win #300, strikeout #2000 something like that), I could see the ball fetching over a thousand dollars. The fact that the provenance suggests that the ball was thrown by Alexander during a major league game, to me, gives it a definite premium over a random ball from that era. Best guess would be $300-500.

Tom C

[slidekellyslide]

There is a museum in St Paul, Nebraska (Alexander's hometown) that has some of his game used artifacts that were donated by members of his family. I took pics a long time ago and they are not on this computer or I'd post them.

[brad15]

I was just testing to see if pics of the baseball I described almost ten tears ago will upload for you to see. If they do, I may have learned something.

[FrankWakefield]

1926

1927


Cardinals won the world series in 1926... They would remain World Champions until a winner of the 1927 world series was declared... So, on August 6, 1927 the high flying Cardinals were still World Champions.

And Brad, if you're a Cardinals fan then you're already in the upper echelons of the knowledgeable here.

[puckpaul]

I think it is worth somewhat more than the $300-500 estimate offered above, its a very cool ball with specific provenance to a game and date with a HOF pitcher from a great year of baseball. To me it’s better than the crazy prices paid for photos, this was actually used in a game then.

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by puckpaul

I think it is worth somewhat more than the $300-500 estimate offered above, its a very cool ball with specific provenance to a game and date with a HOF pitcher from a great year of baseball. To me it’s better than the crazy prices paid for photos, this was actually used in a game then.

Not sure if you saw Paul but the $300-$500 estimate was 8 1/2 years ago.

[Leon]

Cool story and ball!

Originally Posted by brad15

I was just testing to see if pics of the baseball I described almost ten tears ago will upload for you to see. If they do, I may have learned something.

[brad15]

Thank you! And here is another pic of the ball. Now that I think I know what how to do this I will be sending some more pics of my other items. They are cool too.