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Posted By: runscott

Prior to '73 he had only 1 hr! I had no idea who he was when he signed the ball, and had to look him up in the program - 1 hr lifetime and batting under .200 and he had the nerve to write his name over the entire side of the ball! Guess he knew he would be huge. Bill Robinson hit a game-winning HR in the 9th that day, so the Phillies were signing away happily...except Jim Lonborg.

I also have a Cincinnati Reds ball from '74, but almost all of the signatures have faded. I think it's a combination of ink and ball surface. The Giants signatures on the Phillies/Giants ball are "spreading out" a bit, but the Phillies look fantastic (better ink?). So I knew to use a good pen for the Reds the next year, but I used a cheap ball! DOH!