Three autograph baseballs. One has a single autograph of Wilmer Fields from the era of the Negro Leagues, which is shown on the last picture. He played from 1940-1958 in the Negro, Canadian and various leagues. He was an outstanding pitcher at 6'3'' and 200 lbs. When he wasn't scheduled to pitch he played 3rd base. After Jackie Robinson broke the "color barrier" Fields was offered 5 contracts from the white owners over a period of time but he refused them because he wanted to finish his career from where it began. According to Wikipedia he was a household name during his career which ran from 1940-1958. Fields died in 2004
The second ball has the four autographs of Bert Campaneris, Fred Lynn, Tippy Martinez and Paul Blair who were outstanding players in their own right but never made it to the Hall of Fame.
The third ball has George Brett's signature, Mr. Pine Tar Incident himself. Brett is one of four players in MLB history to accumulate 3,000 hits, 300 home runs, and a career .300 batting average (the others being Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Stan Musial). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 on the first ballot.
I think these balls were signed at autograph signing events, such as grand openings, charity events, etc. The three balls are not game balls.
$65 for the three balls + shipping.
The second ball has the four autographs of Bert Campaneris, Fred Lynn, Tippy Martinez and Paul Blair who were outstanding players in their own right but never made it to the Hall of Fame.
The third ball has George Brett's signature, Mr. Pine Tar Incident himself. Brett is one of four players in MLB history to accumulate 3,000 hits, 300 home runs, and a career .300 batting average (the others being Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Stan Musial). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 on the first ballot.
I think these balls were signed at autograph signing events, such as grand openings, charity events, etc. The three balls are not game balls.
$65 for the three balls + shipping.
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