Ruth Autographed Baseball

[ooo-ribay]

I like it, too. I’m not a big fan of the “expert” autograph authenticators, but I think JSA is kind of the industry standard for signatures.

[robw1959]

I see nothing wrong with either signature.

[ooo-ribay]

To the OP - if you’re not a collector and those signatures get the thumbs up from JSA, you might want to consign your ball to an auction house. Those sigs aren’t the strongest, but a Babe and Lou ball should bring decent money, even in lesser condition.

[prestigecollectibles]

Looks like a Tamazawa baseball from the 1934 tour of Japan.

[yanks12025]

Could totally be wrong but it looks like one of the replica balls that are always sold on ebay.

[Bpm0014]

So i originally thought that too, because it's so hard to tell now without the ball in hand. But the shellack looks legit and you can see pieces of the leather (where the stitches are) starting to erode.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by yanks12025

Could totally be wrong but it looks like one of the replica balls that are always sold on ebay.

It does indeed look a lot like those replica balls, but I doubt they would use a Tamazawa Ball to create one of those. Could be wrong, but I'd bet it's an authentic shellacked example.

[Ice Cream Man]

Really appreciate all the thoughts and advice.

The ball is now in hand. More pics soon. The lighting is terrible at this hour.