Hello, I’ve found a ball from my childhood and I’m wondering if anyone could help identify all the signatures. I’m fairly certain it was signed in ‘95-‘97. I recognize quite a few like Edgar etc but there is so many. https://imgur.com/gallery/hwfZQuG Thank you!!
Posted Jul 11, 2019, 3:18 AM UTC
This is a preprinted signature ball from the Seattle Mariners team of 1997. With ease, you can deduce who is whom looking at this roster for 1997: https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1997.shtml
This. You could purchase these preprinted signature balls from the souvenir stands at the Kingdome back in the day. I bought one during game 4 of the ‘95 ALDS. I was 10 and realized after the fact that $10(ish) was too good to be true for a team autographed ball.
I see Dan Wilson and Jay Buhner(maybe)
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Rich Amaral and Bob Wolcott for sure
EDIT: Also Rob Ducey and probably Scott Sanders (in addition to what u/rsubitch said.) You’re looking at 1997, my dude.
Thank you! That’s what my family was saying they thought it was. Other posts having me thinking it could be a pre-signed game ball based on 99% of the signature being similar pen style and one is different. But we would expect their name to be on their twice than.
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Rich Amaral second one in from the left
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I had that same ball!
Besides those mentioned already, I see:
Bob Wells, Joey Cora, Russ Davis, Mike Maddox, Norm Charlton, Lou Piniella, Josias Manzanillo, Jose Cruz Jr., Mike Blowers, Bobby Ayala, Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez, Randy Johnson, Edgar Martinez, Paul Sorrento, Jeff Fassero
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