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1994/95 ABL Championship Series signed baseball

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. Eleven Waverley Reds players' signatures are handwritten on all sides of the ball.

Historical information

The 1994/95 Australian Baseball League championship series was won by the Waverley Reds, who defeated the Perth Heat two games to nil at Moorabbin Oval in Melbourne, Victoria.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.515
Item type
Material
Width
7 cm
Inscriptions and markings

[Handwritten on ball]
'Waverley Reds 1994/95'
[11 signatures]

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

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.

Statement of significance

This baseball has historic significance as a souvenir from the 1994/95 Australian Baseball League championship series. It bears signatures of some members of the series champions, the Waverley Reds, 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
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1994/95 baseball signed by Waverley Reds
1994/95 ABL Championship Series baseball signed by Waverley Reds.
1994/95 ABL Championship Series baseball signed by Waverley Reds
1994/95 ABL Championship Series baseball signed by Waverley Reds.
1994/95 ABL Championship Series baseball signed by Waverley Reds
1994/95 ABL Championship Series baseball signed by Waverley Reds.
1994/95 ABL Championship Series baseball signed by Waverley Reds
1994/95 ABL Championship Series baseball signed by Waverley Reds.
1994/95 ABL Championship Series baseball signed by Waverley Reds
1994/95 ABL Championship Series baseball signed by Waverley Reds.

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