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Originally Posted by BillyCox3
They clearly weren't too compact, as he could sign them prior to being sewn together. The curvature of a baseball was likely too extreme for his limited motor movements, whereas a bat would have provided him a larger, longer, less rounded surface.
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Exactly. Even though bats were easier to sign they are much rarer to find with Campanella's post-accident autograph than baseballs. The main reason was the price he charged for bats , as with most players, was much more than for baseballs.