1940 Philadelphia As Autographed Baseball

padremurph · Nov 6, 2011

Got a chance to take pictures of my Dad's 1940's A's baseball this weekend. The two big signatures on it are the Connie Mack and the Al Simmons autos. My great grandfather was buddies with Earle Brucker so he got the ball back in the day and gave it to my dad when he was 14. I'm sure the ball will end up with me some day.

Anyways, thought I would share.

Ryan The Orange · Nov 6, 2011

Very cool. That Mack signature still looks great.

padremurph · Nov 7, 2011

Ryan The Orange said:
Very cool. That Mack signature still looks great.

Thanks. Yea, luckily the Mack is on the SS.

smapdi · Nov 7, 2011

Great item. I've come to really like Mack's A's, and would've been a big fan of theirs if I'd been born 70 years earlier.

AMAZIN HOF COLLECTOR · Nov 7, 2011

Wow!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

That ball still looks great!!!
Keep up the good work and keep it out of the light!
Very nice piece!

JTfor3 · Nov 7, 2011

I have a similar ball, signed by the 1938 Philadelphia Athletics. Can someone who is knowledge about this tell me an appropriate case to store it, so that it minimizes fading/damage etc?

padremurph · Nov 7, 2011

Thanks everyone, glad you guys like it. We keep it in the lock box at the bank inside the ball cube box so it gets zero sunlight. I think there's also a little shellac on the ball although it doesn't seem to be an issue at all.

Sean_C · Nov 7, 2011

If you are planning on displaying it, get an Ultra-Pro UV blocking ball cube. Personally I'd be very careful with displaying it (dark room, room temperature or a bit colder), but those holders will work best for you in any situation.

JTfor3 said:
I have a similar ball, signed by the 1938 Philadelphia Athletics. Can someone who is knowledge about this tell me an appropriate case to store it, so that it minimizes fading/damage etc?

JTfor3 · Nov 7, 2011

Sean_C said:
If you are planning on displaying it, get an Ultra-Pro UV blocking ball cube. Personally I'd be very careful with displaying it (dark room, room temperature or a bit colder), but those holders will work best for you in any situation.

JTfor3 said:

I have a similar ball, signed by the 1938 Philadelphia Athletics. Can someone who is knowledge about this tell me an appropriate case to store it, so that it minimizes fading/damage etc?

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I don't necessarily need/want to display it...just want it kept in the most safe way possible. It is already very brown and aged (obviously, since its over 70 years old), but I would like to prevent it from any further decay.

(Sorry to hijack your thread OP...your ball is in much better condition than mine!)

Mets/Jets · Nov 7, 2011

Awesome ball. Thats in really nice shape. Who is the president on that? Is it William something? I have one that has alot more fading. I cant really read the name. Earl mack signed mine too. I cant remember what year its from. I gotta dig up the paperwork. Thats a ball you will look at often. Nice story about the ball too. Congrats and enjoy.

fkw · Nov 7, 2011

::facepalm:: Youre missing the main 2 signatures...

Hall of Famer's Cornelius McGillicuddy & Aloisius Szymanski

jk

Very nice ball

fkw · Nov 7, 2011

edited for double post

So I will say... if you dont know who Aloisius Szymanski (aka Al Simmons)
look up his stats sometime, one of the most underrated players ever and he is a Hall of Famer!

11 straight years of .300+, 11 straight years of 100+ RBI...

253 hits in 1925, 165 RBI in 1930, single season averages of .381, .387, .390, .392, etc.

gt2590 · Nov 7, 2011

Link to Philly A's fan Club website, which may have some helpful info. They also have a Musuem, if you're local...

http://philadelphiaathletics.org/

padremurph · Nov 7, 2011

Mets/Jets said:
Awesome ball. Thats in really nice shape. Who is the president on that? Is it William something? I have one that has alot more fading. I cant really read the name. Earl mack signed mine too. I cant remember what year its from. I gotta dig up the paperwork. Thats a ball you will look at often. Nice story about the ball too. Congrats and enjoy.

American league president? Not sure, didn't look. I saw that it was the official ball though.

padremurph · Nov 7, 2011

fkw said:
edited for double post

So I will say... if you dont know who Aloisius Szymanski (aka Al Simmons)
look up his stats sometime, one of the most underrated players ever and he is a Hall of Famer!

11 straight years of .300+, 11 straight years of 100+ RBI...

253 hits in 1925, 165 RBI in 1930, single season averages of .381, .387, .390, .392, etc.

Yea, he was a beast. He died in the 50s too so don't think his auto is too common. I've been wanting to pick up a Goudey of his for a while now, just haven't pulled the trigger.

padremurph · Nov 7, 2011

gt2590 said:
Link to Philly A's fan Club website, which may have some helpful info. They also have a Musuem, if you're local...

http://philadelphiaathletics.org/

Wow, awesome link. Looks like I have some reading to do. Thanks for sharing that.

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