i received this baseball 75/76 boston red sox team signed by 26 players.. carlton fisk ,drago,tiant,wise,burlson,moret,lee,cleveland,carbo,montgomery,griffin,burton,doyle,heise,rice,beniquez,segui,willoughby,yastrzemski,evans,cooper,petrocelli,blackwell,pole,lynn,miller, is this a valuable ball? and what year is it?
2007-04-24 13:22:48 · 5 answers · asked by FRED L 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Drago was traded to California during spring training 1976; the other four were with the Red Sox both years. Much depends on the ball condition (signatures still sharp and clear, ball still clean and white, etc.), if the autographs are authentic (and not a pre-printed ball), who has signed the ball, key players, if the manager signed the "sweet spot" (between where the seams are closest) if it really is meant to be a "team ball", historical significance of the team (1975 Sox were AL champions; 1976, unmemorable), and if the ball is an official Major League (or, at that time, American League) ball or (bonus!) an official World Series ball (back then, league balls bore the printed signature of the league president, but the Series balls had the commissioner).
Key players from 1975 would be:
Fisk (Hall Of Famer)
Yaz (Hall Of Famer)
Lynn (1975 AL Most Valuable Player and Rookie Of The Year Award winner)
Rice (though he missed the Series due to injury)
Evans
Carbo (Game 6 hero before Fisk did his bit)
Conigliaro (only played briefly, retired in June, but a big name in Sox history)
Tiant (ace of the pitching staff)
Lee (the Spaceman!)
If it's real and in top condition, around $150-200, but that's just an estimate. Check (that popular auction site) for what similar balls have been selling for.
2007-04-24 17:46:26 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1975 Red Sox
2016-10-01 11:13:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if it's 1975 or 1976. If it's '75 it is very valuble. It's the team ball from possibly the best team ever to not win a world series. Fisk will be a hall of famer and in the top 3 catchers of all time. Tiant is known as being one of the weirdest pitchers ever. Fred Lynn is probally on there who is one of a very select few to win MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season. And also that was Carl Yaztremski's last year.
2007-04-24 14:57:42 · answer #3 · answered by KnightsHuSayNee 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
HEY KnightsH.............You should try to get your facts straight before answering a question. I know that Yaz played for Boston well into the 1980's (not sure just what year). He did not retire after the 1976 season.
2007-04-25 03:09:22 · answer #4 · answered by ronald g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jeeeeezzz ... I'd love to see that ball. Can I have it? Wait a minute ... Are you Fred Lynn?
BTW ... To correct a staement above, Yaz played with Red Sox from 1961until 1983.
2007-04-25 20:51:00 · answer #5 · answered by Big Feet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋