Need help estimating the value of a 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers Team signed ball

[lilstovie34]

Hi,
I was recently at a friends house, and he know im into sports memorabilia, so he said he had found something I might like. Turns out he found a 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers Team signed ball (18 or so sigs) all still quite bold for being 72 years old. On a Ford C. Frick Ball. I do not have pictures, but I will try to get a list of players that signed tonight. I do know that Leo Durocher is on it.

The story behind the ball is that his aunt was a waitress at a diner in florida, so when the Brooklyn Dodgers came in to eat, there were people following asking for signatures, in that crowd was her son who was able to get the ball signed by the team. And somehow it ended up into my friends hands.

He asked me might it what be worth and if I knew anybody interested in buying it. So I said I would check online with the autograph community.

If you have a good appraisal of the ball, please let me know as we are very interested, and offers are accepted as well!!

Thanks

Brian

[C&C Collecting]

Without pictures it is hard to tell on the condition of the ball and without knowing who is on it limits what kind of advice you can receive. There were only a few great baseball men on that team from Leo Durocher, Cookie Lavagetto, Tony Lazzeri, to and Dixie Walker and Dolph Camilli. And let's not forget Van Mungo. The team wasn't anything great and the team didn't start training in Vero Beach, FL until 1947 I believe. More would have to be known about this ball in order for anyone to give their opinion.

[metsmagic18]

Be very careful. In those years, the Dodgers frequently used batboys and clubbies to sign their team balls. I thought I had struck gold when I discovered a team ball signed by the '55 Dodgers, only to learn the only authentic signature was Billy Loes.

[C&C Collecting]

Sadly metsmagic, that happened a lot. The Yankees were notorious during that time period to do the same thing. I bet some still do it. However, from the looks of the story behind the 1939 ball it appears as if they were all gotten in person at a diner.