1940's? Tri-State League Ball - signed by?

[Tom Hufford]

This ball is from the 1949 Asheville Tourists, a Brooklyn Dodgers farm team playing in the Tri-State League. The team was managed by Ed Head, who had pitched a no-hitter in his first start of the 1946 season for Brooklyn. He and Gale Wade were the only two players from this Asheville team who appeared in the Majors.

The most valuable signature on this ball - were it actually written, instead of stamped - would be that of C.M. Llewellyn, President of the Tri-State League. Llewellyn pitched one inning of one game for the 1922 New York Yankees, and is a tough, tough autograph to find.

[baseball tourist]

Originally Posted by Tom Hufford

This ball is from the 1949 Asheville Tourists, a Brooklyn Dodgers farm team playing in the Tri-State League. The team was managed by Ed Head, who had pitched a no-hitter in his first start of the 1946 season for Brooklyn. He and Gale Wade were the only two players from this Asheville team who appeared in the Majors.

The most valuable signature on this ball - were it actually written, instead of stamped - would be that of C.M. Llewellyn, President of the Tri-State League. Llewellyn pitched one inning of one game for the 1922 New York Yankees, and is a tough, tough autograph to find.

Wow! Thank you very much Tom! Great info. I like that an Ashville Tourists ball found its way to a Canadian "Baseball Tourist"

[scmavl]

If you decide you'd like to sell that ball for a modest sum, I live in Asheville and have season tickets to the Tourists. I'd like to give them the ball, as the owner and GM are friends of mine.