Recognizable autographs?

[17GoCubsGo44]

Hey y'all! I got this ball cheap and didn't know if anyone recognized any of the autographs here. I am in no way, out ever will be, a worshipper of the cult called the cardinals (Go Cubs Go!) So I'm ignorant on players.

 

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[OcdChaos]

If it helps, that was the Cardinals logo from 1967-1997. I see the date of 1988 on the baseball. Here is the roster from 1988:
1988 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac

 

[Old Bookaroo]

This is one of the two things very wrong with sports autographs - you can't read the name. The other, of course, is the number of fakes.

If you see a baseball signed "Babe Ruth" you know it's Babe Ruth. Authenticity is another issue, of course, but at least you can read the name.

I worked at a bank that sponsored Anaheim Angels games and management gave away some memorabilia - including an autographed baseball. Nobody knew who had signed it! I mean - what a thrill! "Here's a baseball - signed by somebody."

/Rant:ENDIT/

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo, CM

 

[OcdChaos]

Arnold Palmer used to talk about the legibility of autographs. He said he always took his time when signing something, so people could read it. He did not like when someone just scribbled their name on something to a fan, who later could not even tell what it said.

 

[17GoCubsGo44]

Haha thanks for the support y'all! I thought I just couldn't read correctly. I didn't see Ozzie Smith so i think it's not a winner. I was wondering if it's even 1988 at ask. Someone could have brought a10 year old baseball in to get signed.