American League Baseball from 1938....

[earlywynnfan]

Hi, Brandon, what about this ball? I thought it was from the 50's, but it only has one star. (It may be hard to see on the scan, but you can tell in person.)

Thanks, Ken
earlywynnfan5@hotmail.com

[brandoningram]

Well...its hard to judge from the picture, but I can definately see the 2 stars on either side of the " OFFICIAL ", but I cant see the star under " Harridge ". So with the 2 stars on either side of official, its a 40-45 ball, but if you can make out the 3rd star under Harridge, than its a 46-59 ball.
Hope that helps. Maybe post a pic with the lower stamped panel and the OAL panel, so we can see a little clearer.
Hopefully Brandon G can throw in his knowledge here. I dont want to throw you astray. He's the Guru.

[BrandonG]

Looks like 1951-1959 judging by the color of the stamping and the little bit of bottom logo I can see. If you can post a picture of the bottom panel I can tell you the exact year. Most likely the 3rd bottom star is just faded away.

[stone193]

[BrandonG]

There are 4 variations of a 3 star Harridge.

[brandoningram]

Wow, I only thought that there were 2; 3 star variations...I cant wait for your book to come out man!

[earlywynnfan]

Here is a pic of the rest of the stamping.

Thanks for all the help. Count me in as one who can't wait for the book!

Ken