Hey guys, I just thought this is something fun to share, and I haven't found anyone with as much interest in it as me.
I was given an autograph book my grandfather had. The book itself is in pretty poor condition but there are these pages that survived.
I believe all signatures are from 1942 Spring Training (in Florida; Tampa/Clearwater area)
There are more than 80 signatures in this book including 9 HoF—Mel Ott, Casey Stengel, Pee Wee Reese, Stan Musial, Lloyd "Little Poison" Waner, Paul "Big Poison" Waner, Ernie Lombardi, Enos Slaughter, Billy Southworth, also Hiram Bithorn (the first player from Puerto Rico) and more. Both MVP and "Top Pitcher" (no Cy Young awarded yet) of the year.
There's a Stan Musial that is before his 1942 rookie season. He played only 12 games, in 1941, at this point. This is probably worth the most if I were to guess; since it is one of his first autographs he'd signed.
Also it being 1942, it's pre-war and a majority of these guys went to military service after this.
Instead of a bunch of images, I made this giant collage for now.
I believe all are identified now!
I don't know what something like this could be worth. But I'm really curious what it could draw. It'd cost a thousand to get it PSA authenticated and that's not worth it to me (when I know firsthand he didn't forge them too.) Right now I have no intention on selling it, I like having it. But I'd also like to know what sort of interest it draws too, and if there's a ballpark figure I could put on it.
EDIT:
So here is a big list of signatures identified. Sorry they are going to be all over the place from the pictures you see.
Code:
NYG
#Hank Leiber
*Mel Ott
Bubber Jonnard (coach)
NYG
Ace Adams
Anthony "Tony" DiBartolo (minors)
Gus Mancuso (traded to STL in '42)
BRO
Les Webber
Augie Galan
*Pee Wee Reese
STL
*Stan Musial (rookie)
STL
*Enos Slaughter
Harry Gumbert
Harry Walker
Howard "Howie" Pollet
STL
*Mort Cooper (MVP of '42)
STL
Marty Marion
STL
#Whitey Kurowski
Creepy Crespi
STL
*Billy Southworth
Leo Ward (traveling secretary)
CIN
#Hank Sauer
Joe Abreu
Joe Beggs
Gee Walker
Ival Goodman
CIN
#Lonny Frey
Ival Goodman
Dick West
Bucky Walters
Eddie Joost
PIT
Pete Coscarart
Bob Klinger
Hank Gornicki
#Rip Sewell
PIT
#Bob Elliott
John Lanning
Jim Wasdell
Luke Hamlin
PHI
Al Glossop
Dan Litwhiler
Bob Bragan
Johnny Podgajny
Walter "Boom-Boom" Beck
Hans Lobert (manager)
PHI
*Lloyd Waner
Frank "Lefty" Hoerst
Benny Culp
Earl Naylor
PHI
Frank "Rube" Melton
Merrill "Pinky" May
Ernie Koy
Mickey Livingston
Si Johnson
PHI
Gordon Pixley
BSN
Lou Tost
Manuel Salvo
*Casey Stengel
*Paul Waner
BSN
Al "Skippy" Roberge
#Phil Masi
"Tom" Dunn (NL Umpire; well-known then)
Al Javery
Jimmy Wallace
John Cooney
BSN
Sibby Sisti
Chet Ross
Clyde Kluttz
BSN
#Eddie Miller
Tommy Holmes
Dick Errickson
BSN
Frank Demaree
*Ernie Lombardi
CHC
Lou Stringer
CHC
Ed Hanyzewski
Lennie Merullo
Claude Passeau
CHC
#Hiram "Hi" Bithorn
CHC
Lou Stringer
Chico Hernandez
Bill Fleming
Bill Nicholson