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Identify that signature!

Benjamin Grimm Sep 10 2009 11:02 AM

I got an e-mail from a long-time Mets fan who has a 1962 Mets autographed baseball. There's one signature he can't identify, though, and it has me stumped as well. It's the one below Jim Hickman and above Al Jackson. (It looks something like "A Cuthery") From looking at the other names on the ball, that he could identify, my correspondent has ruled out the following Mets: Casey Stengel Roger Craig Ray Daviault Jay Hook Sherman Jones Ken MacKenzie Bob Miller Herb Moford Bob Moorehead Chris Cannizarro Hobe Landrith Dave Hillman Craig Anderson Al Jackson Ed Bouchee Gil Hodges Felix Mantilla Jim Marshall Charlie Neal Gus Bell John Demerit Jim Hickman Frank Thomas Red Ruffing Rod Kanehl Roger Hornsby Red Kress Solly Hemus Any ideas?

metirish Sep 10 2009 11:06 AM Re: Identify that signature! Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 10 2009 11:09 AM

Fascinating, the signature starts with the letter A and the surname with a C? I think the C might be the initial for a middle name and the surname starts with a T?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 10 2009 11:09 AM Re: Identify that signature!

Art Carney. What do I win?

Benjamin Grimm Sep 10 2009 11:23 AM Re: Identify that signature!

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":y79nzcqu]Art Carney. What do I win?[/quote:y79nzcqu] A Handy Housewife Helper. (Yes, it can core a apple!)

Edgy DC Sep 10 2009 11:37 AM Re: Identify that signature!

I see "Aed l. Thaing."

Edgy DC Sep 10 2009 11:47 AM Re: Identify that signature!

OK, let's play "That Signature Does Not Belong To..." I'll go first. That signature does not belong to... Joe Ginsberg!

Benjamin Grimm Sep 10 2009 11:52 AM Re: Identify that signature!

Here's another clue: If Gus Bell is on the ball, then it must have been signed on or before May 21, 1962, because that's when Gus departed for Milwaukee. Which means we can rule out any players or personnel who arrived after that date.

soupcan Sep 10 2009 11:53 AM Re: Identify that signature!

That Signature Does Not Belong To... Marv Throneberry!

TheOldMole Sep 10 2009 12:40 PM Re: Identify that signature!

First name looks like "George" to me -- "Geo" followed by a middle initial. I realize this is no help.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 10 2009 12:43 PM Re: Identify that signature!

It could also be "Ted."

metirish Sep 10 2009 12:59 PM Re: Identify that signature!

This didn't start out as a trivia question did it?

Benjamin Grimm Sep 10 2009 01:01 PM Re: Identify that signature!

No, it's not a trivia question. (Well, I suppose it is, but not the kind where the asker has the answer.) It's a guy who has a ball with an unidentifiable signature on it.

Ashie62 Sep 10 2009 02:02 PM Re: Identify that signature!

Most teams in the 50's and 60's designated someone in the locker room, ballboy, Bullpen Catcher etc. to do clubhouse signings...It is possible this person signed there own name. Who is it?? Best chance is PSA/Spence authentication

Edgy DC Sep 10 2009 02:34 PM Re: Identify that signature!

I'm leading toward the hard-to-find-an-autograph-of Elio Chacon.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 10 2009 02:44 PM Re: Identify that signature!

I bet you're right! The key would be to see if he was on the ball elsewhere. And to yell "Yo la tenga" and see of the ball rolls away.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 10 2009 02:53 PM Re: Identify that signature!

Well, it's already been established (above) that he's not on the ball elsewhere. And he was with the Mets in April and May, when Gus Bell was there.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 10 2009 02:57 PM Re: Identify that signature!

Hmmmm...

TransMonk Sep 10 2009 03:01 PM Re: Identify that signature!

The scribble on that pic does not look like Elio Chacon.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 10 2009 06:38 PM Re: Identify that signature!

62 Mets who didn't become 62 Mets: Neil Chrisley Aubrey Gatewood Billy Loes Bob Botz Johnny Antonelli Howie Nunn

Edgy DC Sep 10 2009 06:39 PM Re: Identify that signature!

The scribble on that pic does not look like Elio Chacon. More relevant to our current issue is that it doesn't look like the scribble on the ball. And so we look further.