Estimating Worth of Old Baseball Signed by multiple HOFs

federips

Hey everyone, my estranged grandfather gave me this baseball a couple years back. He does not really know the history of it, but he had it passed down, and comes from a fairly well-known New York family. It has 22 signatures on it, including Roger Hornsby, Joe Dimaggio, Cy Young, Bump Hadley, Dazzy Vance, Lefty Grove and Paul Waner. There are quite a few more I can't make out. It's yellowed and a bit faded but pretty good condition. I have no immediate plans to sell it, but I also have no idea how much it's worth and would appreciate knowing if it's closer in worth to $500 or $50,000.

Thanks,
Paolo Federico

SDSportsFan

I see the following:

William H. "Bill" Terry
Gabby Hartnett
Paul Waner
Carl Hubbell
Pie Traynor
Frank Frisch
Mickey Cochrane
Cy Young
Charlie Gehringer
Hank Greenberg
Rogers Hornsby
Fred Clarke
Lefty Grove
Al Simmons
Joe DiMaggio
Bump Hadley
Dazzy Vance
Joe Cronin
Ed Walsh
George Sisler
Joe McCarthy

Steve

federips

Thank you, that's really impressive

burghman

If those are legit autographs, that’s (obviously) an impressive collection of names. Maybe checkout Heritage Auctions to see what some other multi-signed balls with some of these names have gone for. You won’t find an exact match but probably get a ballpark idea of value.

SmithAuctionCo

Very nice HOFer multi-signed baseball. It appears to be 100% authentic from the photos, so I would not worry about authenticity. Most auction houses would estimate it around $1,500 to $3,000. Since it appears to be in great condition, it could do more towards the higher end.

Good Luck with whatever you decide to do with it!

SpinFadeSplash23

Not the same ball, but some similar names and in worse condition. Good luck!

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball/1951-hall-of-famers-multi-signed-ball-with-cobb-young-foxx/a/717-81756.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515