Help with Autos on Baseball

[Case12]

Hi everyone. I just got this baseball on ebay. Put in minimum bid of $9.99. I figured why not Lots of great names on it. The owner obviously put time into figuring out some of the autos - some like Brooks Robinson, Andre Dawson...(15 of 23?, Or only 16? Hard to tell).

Now for the homework:
-Did the owner get the names right?
-Who are the 8 he couldn't figure out?
-Why a World Series baseball?
-Why this eclectic group of players?

I'm going to guess an autograph show, and the only baseball on hand was this world series one??

Here are a bunch of screenshots. I really appreciate the help. Not bad for 10 bucks....

Thanks, Casey

[Steve D]

I see 22 signatures:

Al Dark
Dave Henderson
Amos Otis
Wayne Garrett
Brooks Robinson
?
Ron Taylor
?
Paul Casanova
Andy Pafko
Al Hrabosky
Paul Blair
Jeff Conine
Ron Swoboda
?
Art Shamsky
Al Downing
Tommy Davis
Andre Dawson
Roy Sievers
?
Mickey Lolich

There is another signature above the World Series logo, but it isn't sufficiently visible in any of the pictures.

Steve

[MooseDog]

Gene Michael between Taylor and Casanova

Cookie Rojas between Swoboda and Shamsky

Rennie Stennett (I think) above Lolich.

[Case12]

Awesome! Great!

So, in picture 10, I still have the unknown name below Brooks Robinson? (S -------?)

Also I will post a picture of the auto above the world series logo when I get the ball in hand.

Interesting group of autos.

[dgo71]

It's possible this group was put on a WS ball because they all appeared in the World Series at some point in their career. Beyond that I don't really see much tying them together.

That said, from what little I can see of the signature above the WS logo, it looks like Orestes Destrade, and I don't believe he ever appeared in a World Series.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by dgo71

It's possible this group was put on a WS ball because they all appeared in the World Series at some point in their career. Beyond that I don't really see much tying them together.

That said, from what little I can see of the signature above the WS logo, it looks like Orestes Destrade, and I don't believe he ever appeared in a World Series.

They all wanted to be in a World Series. Bingo!!!