Chicago Cubs Team Ball NEEDS Identification

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Just got this in on consignment, however can not identify most of the signatures as I do not know the year.

I will list by photo number. Any and all help is much appreciated.

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Photo #9

[DaClyde]

I see lots of 1989 Cubs on there.

Photo #1
Don Zimmer

Photo #2 & 3
Rick Wrona
Doug Dascenzo
Curt Wilkerson
Dean Wilkins
Mike Harkey
Mark Grace
Ty Griffin

Photo #4 & 7
(Andre Dawson down the side)
Mitch Webster
Les Lancaster
Mike Bielecki
Scott Sanderson
Les Lancaster
Joe Girardi
Vance Law

Photo #5 & 6
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Chuck Cottier
Lloyd McClendon
Calvin Schiraldi
Greg Maddux
Pat Perry
Jeff Pico

Photo #8
Ryne Sandberg
Darrin Jackson
Kelly Mann
Gary Varsho
Goose Gossage
Paul Kilgus

So aside from a few I can't figure out immediately, I'd say this is a 1989 Cubs Team ball. The only key signatures missing are Rick Sutcliffe, Shawon Dunston, Dwight Smith and Jerome Walton.

[Shoeless Moe]

and its an NL ball

[Topnotchsy]

Sweet Spot is Don Zimmer who coached the Cubs in 1989...

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Omg I'm so dumb! I was posting a red sox program and wrote the wrong title!

Let me change it.

[dgo71]

Rich (Goose) Gossage under Varsho.
Also appears Les Lancaster signed the same panel twice.

[DaClyde]

So I think we got all but whoever that is above Chuck Cottier. Which may or may not be Mitch Williams.

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Holy smokes that was fast!

[Steve D]

It's a 1989 ball.

Vance Law was with the Cubs in 1988 and 1989, and Dean Wilkins was with them in 1989 and 1990.

I just noticed Goose Gossage on the ball. He was with the Cubs only in 1988, so it may not be a pure 1989 ball. The Cubs released him on March 28, 1989, so the ball could have been signed in spring training.

Steve

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Thanks a lot guys!

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by Steve D

the Cubs released him on March 28, 1989, so the ball could have been signed in spring training.

The fact that Ty Griffin is on there makes it certain it's a spring training ball, he never made the majors.

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by DaClyde

So I think we got all but whoever that is above Chuck Cottier. Which may or may not be Mitch Williams.

That is the Wild Thing for sure.