Dating of Vintage Baseballs
 

Posted By: <b>Patrick McMenemy</b><p>As a collector who enjoys displaying my baseball collection, I recently picked up a Reach Official League Baseball to go with a Spaulding National League Ball that I have had for years. <BR><BR>Since I know far more about cards, I wanted to know if there is a good baseball identification book currently on the market. I haven't seen one, and the sports memorabilia books that I have seen leave much to be desired.<BR><BR>Any help would be appreciated.<BR><BR>Thanks, Patrick

Dating of Vintage Baseballs
 

Posted By: <b>Jeff O</b><p>Dave Bushing and Joe Phillips put out "Vintage Base Balls", a 20 page guide on dating vintage baseballs. The email address to order copies is glovecol@onramp.net. I don't remember how much I paid, but I think it was around $20.<BR><BR>Jeff<BR><a href="http://www.seattlehockey.net" target=_new>http://www.seattlehockey.net</a><BR>

Dating of Vintage Baseballs
 

Posted By: <b>pomobileclk</b><p>Here's a list of league presidents:<BR><BR>American League Term <BR>Ban Johnson 1901-1927 <BR>Ernest S. Barnard 1927-1931 <BR>William Harridge 1931-1959 <BR>Joe Cronin 1959-1973 <BR>Lee McPhail 1974-1983 <BR>Bobby Brown 1984-1994 <BR>Gene Budig 1995-present<BR><BR>National League Tenure <BR>Morgan G. Bulkeley 1876 <BR>William A. Hulbart 1877-1882 <BR>A.G. Mills 1883-1884 <BR>Nicholas Young 1885-1902 <BR>Henry Pulliam 1903-1909 <BR>Thomas J. Lynch 1910-1913 <BR>John K. Tener 1914-1918 <BR>John A. Heydler 1918-1934 <BR>Ford Frick 1935-1951 <BR>Warren Giles 1951-1969 <BR>Charles Feeney 1970-1986 <BR>A. Bartlett Giamatti 1987-1989 <BR>Bill White 1989-1994 <BR>Leonard Coleman 1995-present<BR><BR>

Dating of Vintage Baseballs
 

Posted By: <b>Patrick McMenemy</b><p>Thanks for the responses Jeff and other poster. Unfortunately, the weirdness of the board deleted your responses. <BR><BR>Jeff please post the address again since I hadn't written it down before the post was replaced with my initial post. Also does the booklet note minor league baseballs.<BR><BR>I have a Spaulding National League ball with a PB Ferrell fascimile signature. Is this a minor league ball or a anniversary copy?<BR><BR>Thanks again, Patrick

Dating of Vintage Baseballs
 

Posted By: <b>Jeff O</b><p>I see my original post just fine... but anyway, here's the email address: glovecol@onramp.net.<BR><BR>Jeff