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[BASEBALL-SIGNED] 1954-55 Milwaukee Braves signed baseball including Hank Aaron.
An Official National League Ball (Warren Giles, Pres.) with 26 signatures of players on the Milwaukee Braves, including Hank Aaron, Ed Mathews, Humberto Robinson, and Johnny Logan. The ball has been signed twice by Bobby Thomsen and Dave Koslo, thus the 26 signatures represents 24 players and coaches. Some wear, the Charlie Grimm signature with some ink bleed, light thumbsoiling, given the double signatures of two players and the absence of other key players such as Adcock and Spahn the signatures not verified and the ball sold as is.
A 1954-55 Milwaukee Braves signed ball, including a young Hank Aaron who debuted with the team in April 1954. This ball is identified as 1954-55 as Roy Smalley's final year with the Milwaukee Braves was 1954 but Roberto Vargas and Humberto Robinson debuted with the team in 1955. The signatures comprising: the sweet spot Bucky Walters (coach), Charles Grimm (Manager). On the side panels by: Ed Mathews; Chet Nichols; Hank Aaron; Bobby Thomson; Del Crandall; Johnny Logan. George Crowe; Gene Conley; Chuck Tanner; Roy Smalley. Roberto Vargas; Danny O'Connell; Jack Dittmer; Bill Bruton; Ernie Johnson; Bob Buhl; Dave Koslo. Bob Keely (coach); Charlie Gorin; Dave Jolly; Dave Koslo; Humberto Robinson; Bobby Thomson; Andy Pafko.
The ball is from the collection of journalist Donald S. Connery (1921-2021), a "widely traveled foreign correspondent during the 'golden age of journalism,' author, and eloquent advocate for criminal justice reform." After serving in the Army in World War II and attending Harvard on the GI Bill, Connery was hired by Time, Inc. in 1950 and acquired this ball on assignment during this period which also included foreign correspondent work for Sports Illustrated.
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