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I have an autographed 1889 baseball that is in excellent condition. I have no idea who the player is or what team he played for. Can you tell me?
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How big around is ball ? Is it a softball or a hardball ?
It looks like a softball to me, what is the size? Most softballs are either 11" or 12" in circumference, and will weigh 7 oz.
I checked a list of all the active baseball players, foreign and domestic playing major league baseball in 1889, and did not see the name Eckington.
Possibly a place or school, a neighborhood in Washington, D. C.?
The ball is definitely a baseball. It is a notch less than 3" wide.
The J.E.D. to N.H. confuses me. I can't figure out who these people
might be. One clue maybe. I have a little leather bound book of
playing cards from 1909 that originally came from a great uncle of
mine. The playing cards are very cool. They show normal card faces
on one side and photos and names of Broadway stars and personalities
of the time on the other. The first card is an invitation and gives a
baseball clue perhaps for the ball. It reads:
No 77 This Certifies that
Mr. Frank A. Claridge
Is an invited guest at the
Polo Grounds
During the National League Championship Season of
1909
Compliments of
Signature of team President President
New York Baseball Club
first card of the book is an invitation