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    Posted 12 years ago

    SEverett
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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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    Comments

    1. Manikin Manikin, 12 years ago
      How big around is ball ? Is it a softball or a hardball ?
    2. packrat-place packrat-place, 12 years ago
      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.?
    3. SEverett, 12 years ago
      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

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