Rookie Era Mickey Mantle Team Signed Baseball - Want to figure this one out together?

[earlywynnfan]

Thurman Tucker and Ray Murray below Mitchell.

[ATP]

Thanks Michael, David, and Ken for the names. I added a few myself and filled them into the roster lists above. Still a few names needed and then to try to come up with the common theme and period date the ball if possible.

[ATP]

I finished up most of the other names except for one, Jerry "Something" at the bottom of one of the panels. So, based on the players it's looking like it would have been signed in 1952, as that is the date that all of the minor league players cross over each other in the Texas League when all were present. I need to research more about some of the Major League teams playing their Texas League counterparts as they used to sometimes do after spring training and before the start of the season. With so many of the Major Leaguers having a strong Oklahoma connection it's intriguing. Open to any insight if folks can take a look at these names and make a connection to signing date. The ball doesn't have the feel of one that was gathered signatures over a period of time. For those who found this ball interesting, thanks for the input.
Jeff

[earlywynnfan]

can you get a better angle of "Jerry?"

[ATP]

Yes Ken, here is a better angle on the last name to need identification. Bottom of the panel of this photo, looks like first name of Jerry. Could be a AA Player from the Texas League teams, likely Tulsa or OKC. Thanks.

[ATP]

Just figured out the last name, it is Jerry Snyder. On the edge of pinning the exact date to this ball. There was an event in October of 1952 that it appears they were all at. Will update a little later when I have more documentation for those who may be interested.
Jeff

[ATP]

Research has been completed on this ball. It was signed on October 19, 1952 at Texas League Park in Oklahoma. Warren Spahn's All Stars played a charity game against Allie Reynolds All Stars, with each team fielding major leaguers and minor leaguers from Oklahoma for the game. I will put an AP news article at the bottom of this post with info about the event.

I hope others found this research interesting, and thank you to those who chimed in to assist with names. It would have been very easy to just list this ball for sale with the easy to identify names, but a little extra effort in this case pinned the ball down to an exact date and I think that makes it much more appealing.

"Reynolds and Mantle on losing Side in Y. M. C. A. Game. Oklahoma City, Oct. 19.(AP) —Lefty Warren Spahn of the Boston Braves bested Allie Reynolds, world series star, and Lou Kretlow in the annual Y. M. C. A. benefit baseball game today before 9,789 fans, 2 to 1, on six hits. Spahn, from Hartshome, Ok., spotted the opposing nine of big leaguers to one* run in the first inning but only once thereafter did they get a man as far as third. Spahn also turned hitter, singling and doubling, then scored the winning run in the seventh on Jerry Snyder’s high bounce to second. Snyder plays for the Washington Senators. Mickey Mantle, who with New York Yankee teammate Reynolds played on the same side, was held to a single in four trips and once struck out with two men on base."