worth of a very old baseball?

Question

does anyone have a good guess at how much a baseball (signed by all the players the first year of the original Bush Stadium) for the Saint Louis Cardinals would go for?
thanks for your answers

it was from the first full year so 1967
it is in great condition considering how long its been
Names clearly read

Answer 1

My father always said that something is only worth as much as someone else is willing to pay for it. The easiest way to find that out that day and age is to just pop it on ebay because that will let you know what most computer surfers think. You could also try a sports memorabilia store and they could give you a ballpark idea as well.

Answer 2

It depends -- yeah, I know that's lame, but for the amount of detail you've provided it's the best that can be done -- on the actual signatures (particularly any Hall Of Famers, or award winners from that season), condition of the ball (still creamy white? darkened from shellacking (always a bad idea)?), condition of the signatures themselves (clear & crisp? smudged & faded?), if the key sigs (HOFers again) are prominent or shoved off to the seams, is the manager on the ball, and was it a significant year in team history (league or World Series champions preferred).

The (truly) original Busch Stadium opened in 1902 as home of the Browns, and then known as Sportsman's Park. The Cardinals moved in in 1920, and the Busch name was put up in 1953, though it continued to be known commonly as Sportsman's.

Busch II opened in 1966, and that's probably the year you mean. Key Cardinals from that season would be HOFers P Bob Gibson, LF Lou Brock, P Steve Carlton, 1B Orlando Cepeda, and manager Red Schoendienst; and also C/blowhard Tim McCarver, 2B Julian Javier, CF/free agency pioneer (denied) Curt Flood, and P Tracy Stallard, best remembered for serving up Maris' 61st HR in 1961. Gibson and Flood won Gold Gloves in 1966; Brock led in stolen bases (typical) and was second in the NL in triples; and believe it or not, McCarver LED the league in triples! Gibson, Flood, and McCarver were All-Stars. The team as a whole was not particularly historic, finishing sixth in the ten-team league.

If the ball and signatures are in good condition, consider having it professionally appraised and authenticated, for insurance purposes if nothing else, or for provenance if you decide to sell it. If it's got several of the HOFers, and the condition is good, it's probably worth a couple of hundred dollars. Vague, I know, but there really are a lot of factors that come into play.

Answer 3

It's hard to say one question is busch stadium opened in may of 1966 so is the ball from the first year it opened or its first full season which would have been 1967. 66 would have big names like Lou Brock, Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton who individually each have balls on the internet for around $180, in 1967 they added roger maris to that and a ball of his goes for about $250. Depending on the actual year if the entire team is on their and the condition of the ball it would be worth a lot of money.

Answer 4

You have tthree Hall of Famers I can think of offhand, Gibson, Carlton and Brock, Plus Roger Maris, Tim McCarver, Mike Shannon ( I believe he does Cardinal Broadcasts or did so until recently) plus a couple more or less notables such as Curt Flood and Nelson Briles. I'm sure I'm forgetting someone but take a look on Ebay or someplace and see what similar items are going for. I don't think you'll be retiring any time soon but I would think its worth something.

Answer 5

i don't know but the stadium opened in 1966 so it would probley worth a pretty good penny

Answer 6

it depends what the value of a mediocre paperweight is