Aaron - Ruth - Mays - Oh : possible signed ball question

[Scott Garner]

Hey Doug, congrats on finding your ball. That's awesome!
I loved your initial post & I'm glad that it finally led to you being reunited to this unique ball.

[SyrNy1960]

Great story! I was happy for you, then sad for you, then happy for you again! Love stories like this!

[Bpm0014]

The Ruth is without question authentic.

[Seven]

Incredible story with an even better ending!

[Leon]

This was moved from the autograph section so more members can read a great story. Congrats Doug!
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[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

So happy you rediscovered it, Doug. And you did so while doing something nice for your Dad. Lesson learned.

Man, you have to love how the more modern ballpoint just clung on to that old leather for dear life. I wish Rawlings cared enough to study exactly why a 90 year old ball can hold ballpoint so well, yet their garbage Manfred and Selig balls fade after a year.

What's driving me nuts is who is underneath Dickey! I have spent so much time examining autographs from this era that identifying them is as second nature as breathing, so this is killing me. I can't make it out. The combination of fading & poor angle/lighting doesn't usually stand in my way, either.

Edit: Actually, maybe Carl Reynolds...has to be. Joe Mulligan only played one season. 1934 BoSox. Reynolds was his teammate.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Leon

This was moved from the autograph section so more members can read a great story. Congrats Doug!
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Thank you Leon.

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

The combination of fading & poor angle/lighting doesn't usually stand in my way, either.

Edit: Actually, maybe Carl Reynolds...has to be. Joe Mulligan only played one season. 1934 BoSox. Reynolds was his teammate.

I will take better pictures at some point soon.

The 'lesser' signers are :
Joe Mulligan
Dick Porter
Dusty Rhodes
Roy Johnson
Carl Reynolds
John Allen
and somebody else who I could never figure out


Original 'big' names :
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Chas. Ruffing
Bill Dickey
Wes Ferrell


Those I added :
Willie Mays
Frank Robinson
Harmon Killebrew
Hank Aaron
Sadaharu Oh


Just as an FYI, at the time that I added signatures to the ball the top 5 home run hitters of all time were Aaron, Ruth, Mays, Robinson, Killebrew.

I'm so excited about being reunited with this ball, and I really appreciate all the comments.

Doug

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

and somebody else who I could never figure out

Jack Onslow is the one you haven't listed, unless there's another.

I'm actually amazed that you saw everybody else. Rhodes was pretty faint. Of interest is that there were two Dustys on the '34 Red Sox, Rhodes and Cooke. Agree that it's Rhodes on the ball.