1994/95 ABL Championship Series baseball - Perth Heat signatures

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Overview

This white leather baseball has red stitching to the seams and is discoloured from use. The name of the baseball team and the year it was used is handwritten on the ball in blue ink. Fourteen Perth Heat players' signatures are handwritten in black felt pen on all sides of the ball.

Historical information

The Alcohol.Think Again Perth Heat Baseball Club was founded in 1989 as one of the Australian Baseball League’s (ABL) foundation teams and have gone on to become one of the country’s most successful sporting clubs.

Their first ABL title came in 1990-91 when the Heat defeated the Daikyo Dolphins in five games thanks to inspired performances from Mike Young, Pat Leinen and championship series MVP Graeme Lloyd.

The Heat contested three of the next four championship series, losing all three – 1991-92 to Daikyo (3-1), 1992-93 to the Melbourne Monarchs (2-0) and 1994-95 to the Waverley Reds (2-0). [https://perthheat.com.au/history/]

This ball, signed by Perth Heat players, is from the 1994-95 championship series and includes the signature of series MVP award winner Scott Metcalf.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.509

Item type

Material

Width

7 cm

Themes

People

Social History

Sport

Inscriptions and markings

[Printed on the ball]
'Official Ball'
'Genuine Leather'

[Handwritten on the ball]
'Perth Heat'
'1994/95'
[Players' signatures]

Contextual Information

This baseball originally belonged to Matthew Goadby who, as a child, souvenired a foul ball and collected players' signatures from the 1994-95 championship play-offs. Matthew later donated the ball to the South Perth Baseball Club and it was lastly passed to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Deb and Rob Chappell from the South Perth club.

Keywords

Perth Heat Baseball Team

Alcohol Think Again Perth Heat

Australian Baseball League

1994/95 Perth Heat Team

1994/95 Claxton Shield

Waverley Reds

Signatures

Statement of significance

This baseball has historic significance as a souvenir from Perth Heat's fourth championship series challenge in five seasons. It bears signatures of some members of the squad and is well provenanced.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Baseball WA

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