Can anyone help identify this ball

[Bestdj777]

Yea, the construction and engraving look amateur. I doubt it was a team presentation piece but maybe some local organization gave it to him after he hit 200 home runs. Still pretty interesting though.

[ramram]

....only one way to find out!

[tp010472]

thank you for your reply .i would like to add that if this a genuine throphy ball lets nopt forget it was made in the early 1930s.i have nor have ever met anyone who has even seen a steel baseball.

[tp010472]

thank you for you interest in my ball lets not forget if this is a real baseball throphy it was made in the 1930s

[Dewey2007]

Pretty interesting. Is it the size of a standard baseball or smaller or larger? Have you ever thought of having it x-ray'd to see if there is anything inside of it or does it feel solid throughout?

Originally Posted by tp010472

thank you for you interest in my ball lets not forget if this is a real baseball throphy it was made in the 1930s

[commishbob]

That's a fascinating item. Seeing those tack/nail heads it sure appears to be a baseball covered with a sheet of metal. Ruth hit his 200th in May of 1923 in Detroit. Would you mind sharing how and where you acquired it?