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Oakland A's Facsimile Team Signed Ball Mystery

Hi -

New user, so apologies if this seems like an obvious answer I should be able to find. I have a ball from my childhood that is a facsimile signed ball from the A's, but I can't figure out which year. Of the signatures I can actually read, I have the following: Joe Rudi, Wes Stock, Vida Blue, Ray Fosse, Sal Bando, Pat Bourque, Paul Lindblad, Billy Williams, Rollie Fingers, Larry Haney, Jim Holt, Kenny Holtzman, Gene Tenace, Glenn Abbott, Ted Kubiak, Bob Hofman, Dick Green and Reggie Jackson. There are a few others, I think 27 total, but I couldn't make them out. It seems like some may have been coaches, but Catfish Hunter is not on there as far as I can tell, so I'm not sure what that means. 1974? 1975? Why wouldn't Hunter be on there?

If the answer isn't obvious, I'll post pictures of the ball.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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  • PSASAPPSASAP Posts: 2,284 ✭✭✭
    That has to be a 1975 team ball, because Billy Williams played on the '75 team, and Holtzman and Jackson were traded before the 1976 season.
  • MooseDogMooseDog Posts: 1,946 ✭✭✭
    I agree. With Williams on there and Hunter not, it has to be 1975. Catfish split as a free agent in after the 1974 season.
  • Thanks so much. 1975 Oakland A's Facsimile Team Signed Ball it is.
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